COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
(May 2004 to April 2005)
	Relative Home	Foster Family Home	Foster Family Agency Certified Home	Small Family Home	Group Home	Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized	Other	Total Out-of-Home Placement	Guardian Home	Total Placement (Including Guardian Home)
May 2004	11,896	3,014	6,583	220	2,159	1,263	212	25,347	2,271	27,618
June 2004	11,826	2,993	6,400	214	2,138	1,330	211	25,112	2,309	27,421
July 2004	11,776	2,903	6,368	207	2,097	1,407	214	24,972	2,281	27,253
August 2004	11,697	2,834	6,325	201	2,050	1,352	214	24,673	2,302	26,975
September 2004	11,448	2,736	6,326	193	2,083	1,315	218	24,319	2,539	26,858
October 2004	11,369	2,669	6,277	188	2,059	1,326	219	24,107	2,542	26,649
November 2004	11,320	2,621	6,223	186	1,996	1,379	220	23,945	2,518	26,463
December 2004	11,238	2,553	6,142	180	1,989	1,323	212	23,637	2,530	26,167
January 2005	11,261	2,583	6,226	181	1,975	1,184	212	23,622	2,529	26,151
February 2005	11,309	2,562	6,261	181	1,976	1,191	213	23,693	2,543	26,236
March 2005	11,293	2,477	6,173	178	1,985	1,237	199	23,542	2,621	26,163
April 2005	11,387	2,410	6,231	181	1,974	1,309	201	23,693	2,616	26,309
Average	11,485	2,696	6,295	193	2,040	1,301	212	24,222	2,467	26,689
Source: Data are from the Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS) Datamart History Table - A snapshot of active cases in the caseload
at the end of each report month.
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