COUNTY OF
LOS ANGELES |
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DEPARTMENT OF
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES |
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FACT SHEET |
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CHILD WELFARE
SERVICES - DECEMBER 2008 |
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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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1,265 |
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In-Person Response |
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9,928 |
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Referral Children With Allegation
Disposed |
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4,194 |
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Referral Children With Allegation
Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation |
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5,734 |
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Total Referral Children Received during
Month |
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11,193 |
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REFERRAL CHILDREN
RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE |
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Sexual Abuse |
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1,015 |
9.1% |
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Exploitation |
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6 |
0.1% |
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Physical Abuse |
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2,424 |
21.7% |
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Caretaker
Absence/Incapacity |
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271 |
2.4% |
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Severe Neglect |
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149 |
1.3% |
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At Risk, Sibling Abuse |
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2,631 |
23.5% |
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General Neglect |
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3,451 |
30.8% |
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Substantial Risk |
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208 |
1.9% |
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Emotional Abuse |
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1,038 |
9.3% |
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Total |
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11,193 |
100.0% |
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IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD
(CHILDREN) AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 |
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Emergency
Response (Open Services Cases) |
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636 |
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Family
Maintenance |
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10,678 |
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Under 12
Months |
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9,694 |
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Over 12
Months |
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984 |
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Family Reunification |
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8,543 |
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Under 18
Months |
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7,959 |
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Over 18
Months |
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584 |
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Permanent Placement |
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12,270 |
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Adoption Services Cases |
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1,351 |
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Total
Children Receiving Child Welfare Services |
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33,478 |
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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/Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home |
8,388 |
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Birth
- 2 Years |
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6,042 |
18.0% |
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Foster
Family Home |
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1,362 |
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3 -
4 Years |
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3,570 |
10.7% |
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Foster
Family Agency Certified Home |
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5,795 |
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5 -
9 Years |
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7,841 |
23.4% |
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Small
Family Home |
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121 |
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10 -
13 Years |
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6,357 |
19.0% |
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Group Home |
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990 |
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14 -
15 Years |
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3,834 |
11.5% |
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Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes) |
54 |
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16 -
17 Years |
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4,051 |
12.1% |
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Total
Out-of-Home Placement |
16,710 |
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18
Years & Older |
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1,783 |
5.3% |
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Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement |
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193 |
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Age Total |
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33,478 |
100.0% |
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Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized |
1,217 |
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Gender |
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Guardian
Home |
2,925 |
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Male |
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16,610 |
49.6% |
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Total Placement (Includes
NFC Placement, Adoptive |
21,045 |
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Female |
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16,868 |
50.4% |
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Home, and Guardian Home) |
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Gender Total |
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33,478 |
100.0% |
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NOTE: In the
above, 1,735 children received D Rate and 542 received F Rate care. |
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Ethnicity |
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White |
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4,012 |
12.0% |
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FOSTER CARE RESOURCES |
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Hispanic |
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18,369 |
54.9% |
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African American |
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10,036 |
30.0% |
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Homes |
Beds |
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Asian/Pacific
Islander |
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638 |
1.9% |
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Foster Homes ** |
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1,391 |
3,430 |
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American Indian/Alaskan Native |
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154 |
0.5% |
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Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report) |
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4,901 |
14,110 |
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Filipino |
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193 |
0.6% |
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In Los
Angeles County |
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3,031 |
8,768 |
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Other |
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76 |
0.2% |
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Out-of-County |
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1,870 |
5,342 |
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Ethnicity Total |
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33,478 |
100.0% |
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Small Family Homes ** |
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210 |
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Group Homes * |
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221 |
2,913 |
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RUNAWAY AND
ABDUCTED CHILDREN |
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In Los
Angeles County |
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177 |
2,254 |
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Children Who Ran Away During the Month |
60 |
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Out-of-County |
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659 |
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Children Who Were Abducted During the Month |
8 |
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NOTE: Data extracted from DCFS Abducted and
Runaway Kids System (ARKS) |
* Data are being tracked by DCFS Group Home Resource
Development and Support Section. |
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on 3/8/2009. Counts reflect data as of the date when
data were extracted. |
** Excluded licensed homes on hold. |
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A child is counted once during
the report month. |
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Source: Data are from the Child Welfare
Services/Case Management |
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System (CWS/CMS) Datamart
History Table, unless stated otherwise. |
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Prepared by: BIS
Information Technology Services Division - Statistics Section |
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