COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  DECEMBER 2007
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES
Emergency Response Referral Children Received
Evaluated Out												1,051
In-Person Response												10,178
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											3,902
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											6,276
Total Referral Children Received during Month												11,229
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			767	6.8%		Exploitation					9	0.1%
Physical Abuse			2,051	18.3%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					369	3.3%
Severe Neglect			152	1.4%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					1,986	17.7%
General Neglect			2,871	25.6%		Substantial Risk					2,160	19.2%
Emotional Abuse			864	7.7%		Total					11,229	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)								769
	Family Maintenance								10,656
	Under 12 Months						9,561
	Over 12 Months						1,095
	Family Reunification								9,853
	Under 18 Months						9193
	Over 18 Months						660
	Permanent Placement								13,835
	Adoption Services Cases								1,519
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services								36,632
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS						CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
Age						Relative/Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home						10,184
Birth - 2 Years			6,487	17.7%		Foster Family Home						1,548
3 - 4 Years			3,757	10.3%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						5,950
5 - 9 Years			8,547	23.3%		Small Family Home						126
10 - 13 Years			7,170	19.6%		Group Home						1,333
14 - 15 Years			4,278	11.7%		Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes)						41
16 - 17 Years			4,425	12.1%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						19,182
18 Years & Older			1,968	5.4%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						187
Age Total			36,632	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						1,289
Gender						Guardian Home						3,053
Male			18,264	49.9%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						23,711
Female			18,368	50.1%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			36,632	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 2,022 children received D Rate and 806 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			4,719	12.9%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			19,319	52.7%
African American			11,203	30.6%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			804	2.2%		Foster Homes **					1,880	4,554
American Indian/Alaskan Native			192	0.5%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					4,577	13,251
Filipino			217	0.6%		In Los Angeles County					3,089	8,740
Other			178	0.5%		Out-of-County					1,488	4,511
Ethnicity Total			36,632	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					104	242
						Group Homes *					315	3,854
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					219	2,686
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			48			Out-of-County					96	1,168
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month				3
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 2/25/08.  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