COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  AUGUST 2008
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES
Emergency Response Referral Children Received
Evaluated Out												1,537
In-Person Response												11,294
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											4,030
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											7,264
Total Referral Children Received during Month												12,831
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			1,358	10.6%		Exploitation					3	0.0%
Physical Abuse			2,551	19.9%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					415	3.2%
Severe Neglect			162	1.3%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					2,419	18.9%
General Neglect			4,405	34.3%		Substantial Risk					274	2.1%
Emotional Abuse			1,244	9.7%		Total					12,831	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF AUGUST 31, 2008
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)								662
	Family Maintenance								10,755
	Under 12 Months						9,650
	Over 12 Months						1,105
	Family Reunification								8,738
	Under 18 Months						8,162
	Over 18 Months						576
	Permanent Placement								12,955
	Adoption Services Cases								1,401
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services								34,511
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS						CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
Age						Relative/Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home						8,802
Birth - 2 Years			6,253	18.1%		Foster Family Home						1,366
3 - 4 Years			3,692	10.7%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						5,864
5 - 9 Years			8,107	23.5%		Small Family Home						135
10 - 13 Years			6,542	19.0%		Group Home						1,171
14 - 15 Years			3,963	11.5%		Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes)						51
16 - 17 Years			4,127	12.0%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						17,389
18 Years & Older			1,827	5.3%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						185
Age Total			34,511	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						1,215
Gender						Guardian Home						3,043
Male			17,183	49.8%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						21,832
Female			17,328	50.2%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			34,511	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 1,784 children received D Rate and 655 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			4,358	12.6%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			18,410	53.3%
African American			10,527	30.5%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			775	2.2%		Foster Homes **					1,529	3,736
American Indian/Alaskan Native			162	0.5%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					4,409	13,006
Filipino			185	0.5%		In Los Angeles County					2,957	8,560
Other			94	0.3%		Out-of-County					1,452	4,446
Ethnicity Total			34,511	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					105	247
						Group Homes *					289	3,556
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					202	2,466
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			69			Out-of-County					87	1,090
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month			4
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 10/15/2008.  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