COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  SEPTEMBER 2009
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE REFERRALS
Evaluated Out												2,027
In-Person Response												11,767
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											2,679
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											9,088
Total Referral Children Received during Month												13,794
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			1,374	10.0%		Exploitation					8	0.1%
Physical Abuse			2,919	21.2%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					292	2.1%
Severe Neglect			217	1.6%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					3,189	23.1%
General Neglect			4,138	30.0%		Substantial Risk					199	1.4%
Emotional Abuse			1,458	10.6%		Total					13,794	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
	In-Home and Out-of-Home Services Caseload						* Adoption Services Caseload
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)					817			7
	Family Maintenance					10,664			64
	Under 12 Months			9,562
	Over 12 Months			1,102
	Family Reunification					8,547			1,797
	Under 18 Months			7,927
	Over 18 Months			620
	Permanent Placement					12,343			4,129
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services					32,371			5,997
	* 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						7,505
Birth - 2 Years			5,986	18.5%		Foster Family Home						1,224
3 - 4 Years			3,624	11.2%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						6,068
5 - 9 Years			7,522	23.2%		Small Family Home						97
10 - 13 Years			6,014	18.6%		Group Home						917
14 - 15 Years			3,561	11.0%		Other (County Shelter, Tribal, and Court Specified Homes)						42
16 - 17 Years			3,839	11.9%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						15,853
18 Years & Older			1,825	5.6%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						158
Age Total			32,371	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						1,213
Gender						Guardian Home						2,687
Male			16,038	49.5%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						19,911
Female			16,333	50.5%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			32,371	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 1,590children received D Rate and 432 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			3,815	11.8%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			18,013	55.6%
African American			9,526	29.4%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			604	1.9%		Foster Homes **					1,184	2,951
American Indian/Alaskan Native			121	0.4%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					4,988	14,685
Filipino			191	0.6%		In Los Angeles County					3,123	9,159
Other			101	0.3%		Out-of-County					1,865	5,526
Ethnicity Total			32,371	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					87	168
						Group Homes *					193	2,592
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					151	1,954
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			63			Out-of-County					42	638
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month			5
NOTE:  Data extracted from DCFS Abducted and Runaway Kids System (ARKS)						* Data are being tracked by DCFS Group Home Resource Development and Support
on 12/22/2009.  Counts reflect data as of the date when data were extracted.						Section.
A child is counted once during the report month.						** 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