COUNTY OF
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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 - FISCAL YEAR 2007-2008 |
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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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16,988 |
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In-Person Response |
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152,777 |
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Total Referral Children Received during
Month |
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169,765 |
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REFERRAL CHILDREN
RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE |
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Sexual Abuse |
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12,793 |
7.5% |
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Exploitation |
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107 |
0.1% |
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Physical Abuse |
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33,388 |
19.7% |
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Caretaker
Absence/Incapacity |
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5,598 |
3.3% |
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Severe Neglect |
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1,960 |
1.2% |
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At Risk, Sibling Abuse |
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33,901 |
20.0% |
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General Neglect |
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47,879 |
28.2% |
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Substantial Risk |
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20,258 |
11.9% |
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Emotional Abuse |
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13,881 |
8.2% |
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Total |
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169,765 |
100.0% |
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IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD
(CHILDREN) AS OF JUNE 30, 2008 |
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Emergency
Response (Open Services Cases) |
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682 |
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Family
Maintenance |
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10,636 |
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Under 12
Months |
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9,603 |
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Over 12
Months |
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1,033 |
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Family Reunification |
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8,977 |
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Under 18
Months |
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8395 |
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Over 18
Months |
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582 |
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Permanent Placement |
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13,293 |
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Adoptions |
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1,485 |
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Total
Children Receiving Child Welfare Services |
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35,073 |
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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 |
9,113 |
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Birth
- 2 Years |
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6,274 |
17.9% |
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Foster
Family Home |
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1,443 |
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3 -
4 Years |
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3,726 |
10.6% |
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Foster
Family Agency Certified Home |
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5,895 |
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5 -
9 Years |
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8,230 |
23.5% |
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Small
Family Home |
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137 |
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10 -
13 Years |
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6,680 |
19.0% |
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Group Home |
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1,196 |
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14 -
15 Years |
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4,120 |
11.7% |
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Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes) |
50 |
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16 -
17 Years |
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4,184 |
11.9% |
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Total
Out-of-Home Placement |
17,834 |
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18
Years & Older |
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1,859 |
5.3% |
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Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement |
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176 |
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Age Total |
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35,073 |
100.0% |
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Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized |
1,327 |
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Gender |
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Guardian
Home |
3,184 |
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Male |
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17,538 |
50.0% |
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Total Placement (Includes
NFC Placement, Adoptive |
22,521 |
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Female |
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17,535 |
50.0% |
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Home, and Guardian Home) |
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Gender Total |
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35,073 |
100.0% |
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NOTE: In the above, 1,904 children received D
Rate and 739 received F Rate care. |
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Ethnicity |
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White |
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4,485 |
12.8% |
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FOSTER CARE RESOURCES |
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Hispanic |
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18,645 |
53.2% |
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Homes |
Beds |
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African American |
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10,691 |
30.5% |
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Foster Homes ** |
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1,563 |
3,808 |
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Asian/Pacific
Islander |
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800 |
2.3% |
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Foster Family Agency
Homes (self-report) |
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4,434 |
13,020 |
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American Indian/Alaskan Native |
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165 |
0.5% |
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In Los Angeles County |
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2,995 |
8,603 |
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Filipino |
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188 |
0.5% |
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Out-of-County |
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1,439 |
4,417 |
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Other |
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99 |
0.3% |
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Small Family Homes ** |
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105 |
247 |
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Ethnicity Total |
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35,073 |
100.0% |
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Group Homes* |
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294 |
3,676 |
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In Los Angeles County |
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206 |
2,566 |
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RUNAWAY AND
ABDUCTED CHILDREN |
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Out-of-County |
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88 |
1,110 |
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Children Who Ran Away During the Month |
Not Available |
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Children Who Were Abducted During the Month |
Not Available |
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* Data are being tracked by DCFS Group Home Resource
Development and Support Section. |
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NOTE: Data extracted from DCFS Abducted and
Runaway Kids System (ARKS). |
** Excluded licensed homes on hold. |
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Counts reflect a summary of
monthly data as of the date when data were |
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extracted. June 2008 data will be available in mid
August 2008. |
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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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