COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
(Children in Guardian Home Excluded)
(September 2004 to August 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
September 2004	11,448	2,736	6,326	193	2,083	1,315	218	24,319
October 2004	11,369	2,669	6,277	188	2,059	1,326	219	24,107
November 2004	11,320	2,621	6,223	186	1,996	1,379	220	23,945
December 2004	11,238	2,553	6,142	180	1,989	1,323	212	23,637
January 2005	11,261	2,583	6,226	181	1,975	1,184	212	23,622
February 2005	11,309	2,562	6,261	181	1,976	1,191	213	23,693
March 2005	11,293	2,477	6,173	178	1,985	1,237	199	23,542
April 2005	11,387	2,410	6,231	181	1,974	1,309	201	23,693
May 2005	11,464	2,384	6,188	176	1,960	1,260	202	23,634
June 2005	11,501	2,340	6,257	177	1,937	1,310	199	23,721
July 2005	11,312	2,299	6,134	170	1,931	1,316	204	23,366
August 2005	11,161	2,219	6,120	159	1,864	1,187	212	22,922
Average	11,339	2,488	6,213	179	1,977	1,278	209	23,683
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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