COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  - OCTOBER 2012
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE REFERRALS
Evaluated Out												2,355
In-Person Response												15,164
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											2,509
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											11,252
Total Referral Children Received during Month												17,519
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			1,633	9.3%		Exploitation					8	0.0%
Physical Abuse			4,000	22.8%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					208	1.2%
Severe Neglect			347	2.0%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					4,248	24.2%
General Neglect			4,859	27.7%		Total					17,519	100.0%
Emotional Abuse			2,216	12.6%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2012
	In-Home and Out-of-Home Services Caseload						* Adoption Services Caseload
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)					1,279			7
	Family Maintenance					13,899			50
	Under 12 Months			11,933
	Over 12 Months			1,966
	Family Reunification					9,375			1,433
	Under 18 Months			8,411
	Over 18 Months			964
	Permanent Placement					9,278			3,462
	Supportive Transition					932			6
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services					34,763			4,958
	* Adoption services caseload represents children in in-home and out-of-home services caseload receiving adoption services.
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS						CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
Age						Relative/Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home						8,312
Birth - 2 Years			6,718	19.3%		Foster Family Home						1,204
3 - 4 Years			4,301	12.4%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						4,925
5 - 9 Years			8,956	25.8%		Small Family Home						39
10 - 13 Years			6,021	17.3%		Group Home						1,012
14 - 15 Years			3,271	9.4%		Other (County Shelter, Tribal, and Court Specified Homes)						247
16 - 17 Years			3,617	10.4%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						15,739
18 Years & Older			1,879	5.4%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						179
Age Total			34,763	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						750
Gender						Guardian Home						2,131
Male			17,339	49.9%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						18,799
Female			17,424	50.1%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			34,763	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 1,212 children received D Rate and 418 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			3,999	11.5%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			20,450	58.8%
African American			9,253	26.6%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			593	1.7%		Foster Homes **					529	1,626
American Indian/Alaskan Native			49	0.1%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					2,986	7,502
Filipino			202	0.6%		In Los Angeles County					2,256	5,674
Other			217	0.6%		Out-of-County					730	1,828
Ethnicity Total			34,763	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					63	72
						Group Homes *					176	2,487
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					139	1,909
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			Not Available			Out-of-County					37	578
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month			Not Available
NOTE:  Data from DCFS Abducted and Runaway Kids System - As of mm/dd/yyyy.						* Data are being tracked by DCFS Group Home Resource Development and Support
A child is counted once during the report month.						Section.
						** Excluded licensed homes on hold.
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