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