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