COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  FEBRUARY 2008
(Click on web links to view 12-month data for each category)
EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES
Emergency Response Referral Children Received
Evaluated Out												1,306
In-Person Response												12,554
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											4,407
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											8,147
Total Referral Children Received during Month												13,860
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			1,014	7.3%		Exploitation					9	0.1%
Physical Abuse			2,665	19.2%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					410	3.0%
Severe Neglect			161	1.2%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					2,847	20.5%
General Neglect			3,790	27.3%		Substantial Risk					1,793	12.9%
Emotional Abuse			1,171	8.4%		Total					13,860	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF FEBRUARY 29, 2008
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)								736
	Family Maintenance								10,626
	Under 12 Months						9,662
	Over 12 Months						964
	Family Reunification								9,484
	Under 18 Months						8,793
	Over 18 Months						691
	Permanent Placement								13,515
	Adoption Services Cases								1,541
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services								35,902
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS						CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
Age						Relative/Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home						9,645
Birth - 2 Years			6,422	17.9%		Foster Family Home						1,526
3 - 4 Years			3,720	10.4%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						5,976
5 - 9 Years			8,378	23.3%		Small Family Home						121
10 - 13 Years			7,004	19.5%		Group Home						1,311
14 - 15 Years			4,147	11.6%		Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes)						49
16 - 17 Years			4,357	12.1%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						18,628
18 Years & Older			1,874	5.2%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						183
Age Total			35,902	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						1,357
Gender						Guardian Home						3,075
Male			17,898	49.9%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						23,243
Female			18,004	50.1%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			35,902	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 1,967 children received D Rate and 791 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			4,617	12.9%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			19,008	52.9%
African American			11,034	30.7%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			723	2.0%		Foster Homes **					1,804	4,354
American Indian/Alaskan Native			180	0.5%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					4,497	12,935
Filipino			202	0.6%		In Los Angeles County					3,020	8,468
Other			138	0.4%		Out-of-County					1,477	4,467
Ethnicity Total			35,902	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					102	231
						Group Homes *					306	3,761
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					216	2,608
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			Not Available			Out-of-County					90	1,153
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month				6
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 3/24/08.  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