COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES                                        DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES         DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES                                
FACT SHEET  
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  JANUARY 2005  
   
(Click on web links to view 12-month data for each category)    
  EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES   
Emergency Response Referral Children Received        
Evaluated Out         1,371  
In-Person Response           12,022  
    Referral Children With Allegation Disposed             4,266    
    Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation       7,756    
Total Referral Children Received during Month             13,393  
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE  
Sexual Abuse   1,011 7.5%   Exploitation   19 0.1%  
Physical Abuse   2,620 19.6%   Caretaker Absence/Incapacity   685 5.1%  
Severe Neglect   122 0.9%   At Risk, Sibling Abuse   2,665 19.9%    
General Neglect   3,441 25.7%   Substantial Risk   1,674 12.5%  
Emotional Abuse   1,156 8.6%   Total     13,393 100.0%      
  IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF JANUARY 31, 2005  
  Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)   1,319      
  Family Maintenance         9,788        
      Under 12 Months       8,542            
      Over 12 Months       1,246            
  Family Reunification         8,233        
      Under 18 Months       7,313            
      Over 18 Months       920            
  Permanent Placement         16,584        
  Adoptions           2,691        
  Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services     38,615        
  NOTE: End-month child caseload excludes 7,756 children in Emergency Response Referrals Pending Disposition/Still Under Investigation.  
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS   CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT  
Age       Relative Home     11,261  
Birth - 2 Years   5,665 14.7%   Foster Family Home   2,583  
3 - 4 Years     3,647 9.4%   Foster Family Agency Certified Home   6,226  
5 - 9 Years   9,138 23.7%   Small Family Home   181      
10 - 13 Years     8,727 22.6%   Group Home     1,975      
14 - 15 Years     4,887 12.7%   Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized 1,184  
16 - 17 Years   4,525 11.7%   Other (Medical Facility, Tribal, and Court Specified Home) 212  
18 Years & Older   2,026 5.2%   Total Out-of-Home Placement 23,622      
Age Total   38,615 100.0%   Guardian Home 2,529  
  Total Placement (Including Guardian Home) 26,151  
Gender         NOTE:   In the data above, 2,774 children receive D Rate and 1,365 receive F Rate care.  
Male   19,313 50.0%   RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN  
Female   19,302 50.0%   Children Who Ran Away During the Month   13  
Gender Total   38,615 100.0%   Children Who Were Abducted During the Month   2  
    NOTE:  Data extracted from DCFS Abducted and Runaway Kids System (ARKS) Web-site   
Ethnicity                      on 2/8/05.  A child is counted once during the report month.    
White     5,580 14.5%  
Hispanic     17,505 45.3%   FOSTER CARE RESOURCES  
African American     14,006 36.3%     Homes Beds  
Asian/Pacific Islander     939 2.4%   Foster Homes     3,339 7,931  
American Indian/Alaskan Native   205 0.5%   Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)   4,729 12,791  
Filipino   191 0.5%       In Los Angeles County   3,275 8,437  
Other   189 0.5%       Out-of-County   1,454 4,354  
Ethnicity Total   38,615 100.0%   Small Family Homes   164 489  
          Group Homes*   364 4,284  
              In Los Angeles County   265 3,132  
              Out-of-County   99 1,152  
   
          * Data are being tracked by DCFS Group Home Resource Development and Support Section.  
 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