COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  APRIL 2008
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES
Emergency Response Referral Children Received
Evaluated Out												1,641
In-Person Response												14,139
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											5,036
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											9,103
Total Referral Children Received during Month												15,780
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			1,445	9.2%		Exploitation					7	0.0%
Physical Abuse			3,489	22.1%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					509	3.2%
Severe Neglect			148	0.9%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					3,720	23.6%
General Neglect			4,626	29.3%		Substantial Risk					490	3.1%
Emotional Abuse			1,346	8.5%		Total					15,780	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF APRIL 30, 2008
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)								699
	Family Maintenance								10,676
	Under 12 Months						9,631
	Over 12 Months						1,045
	Family Reunification								9,301
	Under 18 Months						8,629
	Over 18 Months						672
	Permanent Placement								13,340
	Adoption Services Cases								1,583
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services								35,599
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS						CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
Age						Relative/Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home						9,439
Birth - 2 Years			6,399	18.0%		Foster Family Home						1,462
3 - 4 Years			3,786	10.6%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						6,010
5 - 9 Years			8,306	23.3%		Small Family Home						138
10 - 13 Years			6,855	19.3%		Group Home						1,265
14 - 15 Years			4,115	11.6%		Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes)						48
16 - 17 Years			4,275	12.0%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						18,362
18 Years & Older			1,863	5.2%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						182
Age Total			35,599	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						1,398
Gender						Guardian Home						3,069
Male			17,777	49.9%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						23,011
Female			17,822	50.1%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			35,599	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 1,923 children received D Rate and 759 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			4,583	12.9%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			18,861	53.0%
African American			10,838	30.4%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			807	2.3%		Foster Homes **					1,662	4,060
American Indian/Alaskan Native			170	0.5%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					4,415	12,973
Filipino			199	0.6%		In Los Angeles County					2,976	8,479
Other			141	0.4%		Out-of-County					1,439	4,494
Ethnicity Total			35,599	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					104	245
						Group Homes *					295	3,602
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					206	2,476
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			70			Out-of-County					89	1,126
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 06/16/2008.  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