COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES                                         DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES                                
FACT SHEET  
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  DECEMBER 2008  
(Click on web links to view 12-month data for each category)    
  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