COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES                                        DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES         DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES                                
FACT SHEET  
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  APRIL 2005  
   
(Click on web links to view 12-month data for each category)    
  EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES   
Emergency Response Referral Children Received        
Evaluated Out         1,383  
In-Person Response           12,560  
    Referral Children With Allegation Disposed             4,219    
    Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation       8,341    
Total Referral Children Received during Month             13,943  
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE  
Sexual Abuse   913 6.5%   Exploitation   21 0.2%  
Physical Abuse   3,019 21.7%   Caretaker Absence/Incapacity   629 4.5%  
Severe Neglect   151 1.1%   At Risk, Sibling Abuse   2,908 20.9%    
General Neglect   3,563 25.6%   Substantial Risk   1,647 11.8%  
Emotional Abuse   1,092 7.8%   Total     13,943 100.0%      
  IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF APRIL 30, 2005  
  Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)   1,333      
  Family Maintenance         10,416        
      Under 12 Months       9,137            
      Over 12 Months       1,279            
  Family Reunification         8,507        
      Under 18 Months       7,758            
      Over 18 Months       749            
  Permanent Placement         16,112        
  Adoptions           2,585        
  Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services     38,953        
  NOTE: End-month child caseload excludes 8,341 children in Emergency Response Referrals Pending Disposition/Still Under Investigation.  
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS   CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT  
Age       Relative Home     11,387  
Birth - 2 Years   5,919 15.2%   Foster Family Home   2,410  
3 - 4 Years     3,662 9.4%   Foster Family Agency Certified Home   6,231  
5 - 9 Years   9,298 23.9%   Small Family Home   181      
10 - 13 Years     8,808 22.6%   Group Home     1,974      
14 - 15 Years     4,946 12.7%   Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized 1,309  
16 - 17 Years   4,541 11.7%   Other (Medical Facility, Tribal, and Court Specified Home) 201  
18 Years & Older   1,779 4.6%   Total Out-of-Home Placement 23,693      
Age Total   38,953 100.0%   Guardian Home 2,616  
  Total Placement (Including Guardian Home) 26,309  
Gender         NOTE:   In the data above, 2,735 children receive D Rate and 1,278 receive F Rate care.  
Male   19,453 49.9%   RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN  
Female   19,500 50.1%   Children Who Ran Away During the Month   45  
Gender Total   38,953 100.0%   Children Who Were Abducted During the Month   5  
    NOTE:  Data extracted from DCFS Abducted and Runaway Kids System (ARKS) Web-site   
Ethnicity                      on 5/9/05.  A child is counted once during the report month.    
White     5,446 14.0%  
Hispanic     18,230 46.8%   FOSTER CARE RESOURCES  
African American     13,724 35.2%     Homes Beds  
Asian/Pacific Islander     945 2.4%   Foster Homes     3,304 7,881  
American Indian/Alaskan Native   198 0.5%   Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)   4,715 12,950  
Filipino   211 0.5%       In Los Angeles County   3,233 8,497  
Other   199 0.5%       Out-of-County   1,482 4,453  
Ethnicity Total   38,953 100.0%   Small Family Homes   157 453  
          Group Homes*   366 4,160  
              In Los Angeles County   263 3,092  
              Out-of-County   103 1,068  
   
          * Data are being tracked by DCFS Group Home Resource Development and Support Section.  
 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