COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES |
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DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY
SERVICES |
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY
SERVICES |
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FACT SHEET |
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CHILD WELFARE
SERVICES - CALENDAR YEAR 2004 |
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(Click on web links
to view 12-month data for each category) |
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES |
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Emergency Response
Referral Children Received |
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Evaluated Out |
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16,328 |
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In-Person Response |
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138,665 |
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Total Referral Children Received during
Month |
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154,993 |
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REFERRAL CHILDREN
RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE |
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Sexual Abuse |
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10,181 |
6.6% |
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Exploitation |
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266 |
0.2% |
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Physical Abuse |
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28,494 |
18.4% |
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Caretaker
Absence/Incapacity |
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8,207 |
5.3% |
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Severe Neglect |
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1,618 |
1.0% |
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At Risk, Sibling Abuse |
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29,549 |
19.1% |
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General Neglect |
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42,536 |
27.4% |
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Substantial Risk |
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18,214 |
11.8% |
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Emotional Abuse |
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15,928 |
10.3% |
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Total |
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154,993 |
100.0% |
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IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2004 (CHILDREN) |
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Emergency
Response (Open Services Cases) |
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1,150 |
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Family
Maintenance |
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9,622 |
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Under 12
Months |
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8,469 |
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Over 12
Months |
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1,153 |
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Family Reunification |
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7,942 |
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Under 18
Months |
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7,163 |
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Over 18
Months |
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779 |
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Permanent Placement |
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16,332 |
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Adoptions |
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2,839 |
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Total
Children Receiving Child Welfare Services |
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37,885 |
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NOTE: End-month child caseload
excludes 5,669 children in Emergency Response Referrals Pending
Disposition/Still Under Investigation. |
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CHILD
CHARACTERISTICS |
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CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT |
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Age |
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Relative
Home |
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11,238 |
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Birth
- 2 Years |
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5,538 |
14.6% |
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Foster
Family Home |
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2,553 |
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3 -
4 Years |
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3,599 |
9.5% |
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Foster
Family Agency Home |
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6,142 |
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5 -
9 Years |
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9,036 |
23.9% |
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Small
Family Home |
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180 |
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10 -
13 Years |
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8,685 |
22.9% |
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Group Home |
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1,989 |
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14 -
15 Years |
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4,854 |
12.8% |
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Guardian
Home |
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2,530 |
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16 -
17 Years |
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4,424 |
11.7% |
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Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized |
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1,323 |
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18
Years & Older |
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1,749 |
4.6% |
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Other (Medical Facility, Tribal, and Court Specified Home) |
212 |
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Age Total |
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37,885 |
100.0% |
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Total |
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26,167 |
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NOTE: In
the data above, 2,778 children receive D Rate and 1,374 receive F Rate care. |
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Gender |
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Male |
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18,851 |
49.8% |
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RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN |
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Female |
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19,034 |
50.2% |
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Children
Who Ran Away During the Month |
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773 |
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Gender Total |
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37,885 |
100.0% |
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Children
Who Were Abducted During the Month |
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56 |
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NOTE: Data
extracted from DCFS Abducted and Runaway Kids System (ARKS) Web-site. |
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Ethnicity |
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A child is counted once during the report month. |
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White |
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5,402 |
14.3% |
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Hispanic |
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17,073 |
45.1% |
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FOSTER CARE RESOURCES |
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African American |
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13,892 |
36.7% |
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Homes |
Beds |
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Asian/Pacific
Islander |
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941 |
2.5% |
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Foster Homes |
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3,319 |
7,888 |
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American Indian/Alaskan Native |
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201 |
0.5% |
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Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report) |
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4,775 |
12,705 |
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Filipino |
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180 |
0.5% |
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In Los
Angeles County |
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3,311 |
8,485 |
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Other |
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196 |
0.5% |
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Out-of-County |
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1,464 |
4,220 |
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Ethnicity Total |
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37,885 |
100.0% |
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Small Family Homes |
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166 |
504 |
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Group Homes* |
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341 |
4,127 |
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In Los
Angeles County |
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260 |
3,116 |
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Out-of-County |
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81 |
1,011 |
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* Data are being tracked by DCFS Group Home Resource
Development and Support Section. |
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Source: Data are from the Child Welfare
Services/Case Management |
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System (CWS/CMS) Datamart,
unless stated otherwise. |
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Prepared by: BIS Information Technology
Services Division - Statistics Section |
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