COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  DECEMBER 2008
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES
Emergency Response Referral Children Received
Evaluated Out												1,265
In-Person Response												9,928
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											4,194
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											5,734
Total Referral Children Received during Month												11,193
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			1,015	9.1%		Exploitation					6	0.1%
Physical Abuse			2,424	21.7%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					271	2.4%
Severe Neglect			149	1.3%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					2,631	23.5%
General Neglect			3,451	30.8%		Substantial Risk					208	1.9%
Emotional Abuse			1,038	9.3%		Total					11,193	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)								636
	Family Maintenance								10,678
	Under 12 Months						9,694
	Over 12 Months						984
	Family Reunification								8,543
	Under 18 Months						7,959
	Over 18 Months						584
	Permanent Placement								12,270
	Adoption Services Cases								1,351
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services								33,478
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS						CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
Age						Relative/Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home						8,388
Birth - 2 Years			6,042	18.0%		Foster Family Home						1,362
3 - 4 Years			3,570	10.7%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						5,795
5 - 9 Years			7,841	23.4%		Small Family Home						121
10 - 13 Years			6,357	19.0%		Group Home						990
14 - 15 Years			3,834	11.5%		Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes)						54
16 - 17 Years			4,051	12.1%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						16,710
18 Years & Older			1,783	5.3%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						193
Age Total			33,478	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						1,217
Gender						Guardian Home						2,925
Male			16,610	49.6%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						21,045
Female			16,868	50.4%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			33,478	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 1,735 children received D Rate and 542 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			4,012	12.0%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			18,369	54.9%
African American			10,036	30.0%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			638	1.9%		Foster Homes **					1,391	3,430
American Indian/Alaskan Native			154	0.5%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					4,901	14,110
Filipino			193	0.6%		In Los Angeles County					3,031	8,768
Other			76	0.2%		Out-of-County					1,870	5,342
Ethnicity Total			33,478	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					96	210
						Group Homes *					221	2,913
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					177	2,254
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			60			Out-of-County					44	659
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month			8
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 3/8/2009.  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