COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  OCTOBER 2007
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES
Emergency Response Referral Children Received
Evaluated Out												1,628
In-Person Response												14,925
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											5,218
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											9,707
Total Referral Children Received during Month												16,553
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			953	5.8%		Exploitation					9	0.1%
Physical Abuse			3,227	19.5%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					490	3.0%
Severe Neglect			165	1.0%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					3,159	19.1%
General Neglect			4,377	26.4%		Substantial Risk					2,878	17.4%
Emotional Abuse			1,295	7.8%		Total					16,553	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2007
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)								858
	Family Maintenance								10,576
	Under 12 Months						9,515
	Over 12 Months						1,061
	Family Reunification								9,909
	Under 18 Months						9352
	Over 18 Months						557
	Permanent Placement								14,168
	Adoption Services Cases								1,581
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services								37,092
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS						CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
Age						Relative/Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home						10,366
Birth - 2 Years			6,588	17.8%		Foster Family Home						1,584
3 - 4 Years			3,777	10.2%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						6,226
5 - 9 Years			8,635	23.3%		Small Family Home						130
10 - 13 Years			7,290	19.7%		Group Home						1,346
14 - 15 Years			4,371	11.8%		Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes)						39
16 - 17 Years			4,445	12.0%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						19,691
18 Years & Older			1,986	5.4%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						194
Age Total			37,092	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						1,330
Gender						Guardian Home						3,036
Male			18,480	49.8%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						24,251
Female			18,612	50.2%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			37,092	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 2,095 children received D Rate and 805 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			4,812	13.0%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			19,482	52.5%
African American			11,436	30.8%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			791	2.1%		Foster Homes **					1,977	4,791
American Indian/Alaskan Native			195	0.5%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					4,584	13,106
Filipino			215	0.6%		In Los Angeles County					3,104	8,623
Other			161	0.4%		Out-of-County					1,480	4,483
Ethnicity Total			37,092	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					106	252
						Group Homes *					313	3,819
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					215	2,645
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			Not Available			Out-of-County					98	1,174
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month				1
NOTE:  Data extracted from DCFS Abducted and Runaway Kids System (ARKS)						* Data are being tracked by DCFS Group Home Resource Development and Support Section.
on 11/15/07.  Counts reflect data as of the date when data were extracted.						** Excluded licensed homes on hold.
A child is counted once during the report month.
Source: Data are from the Child Welfare Services/Case Management
System (CWS/CMS) Datamart History Table, unless stated otherwise.						Prepared by: BIS Information Technology Services Division - Statistics Section