COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  JANUARY 2007
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES
Emergency Response Referral Children Received
Evaluated Out												1,282
In-Person Response												11,565
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											4,412
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											7,153
Total Referral Children Received during Month												12,847
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			873	6.8%		Exploitation					5	0.0%
Physical Abuse			2,440	19.0%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					417	3.2%
Severe Neglect			155	1.2%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					2,372	18.5%
General Neglect			3,330	25.9%		Substantial Risk					2,222	17.3%
Emotional Abuse			1,033	8.0%		Total					12,847	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF JANUARY 31, 2007
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)								975
	Family Maintenance								10,770
	Under 12 Months						9,425
	Over 12 Months						1,345
	Family Reunification								9,678
	Under 18 Months						8,981
	Over 18 Months						697
	Permanent Placement								14,924
	Adoption Services Cases								1,829
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services								38,176
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS						CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
Age						Relative/Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home						10,939
Birth - 2 Years			6,442	16.9%		Foster Family Home						1,798
3 - 4 Years			3,707	9.7%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						6,040
5 - 9 Years			8,855	23.2%		Small Family Home						144
10 - 13 Years			7,884	20.7%		Group Home						1,544
14 - 15 Years			4,721	12.4%		Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes)						53
16 - 17 Years			4,634	12.1%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						20,518
18 Years & Older			1,933	5.1%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						192
Age Total			38,176	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						1,167
Gender						Guardian Home						3,258
Male			18,943	49.6%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						25,135
Female			19,233	50.4%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			38,176	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 2,417 children received D Rate and 927 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			5,133	13.4%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			19,419	50.9%
African American			12,188	31.9%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			905	2.4%		Foster Homes **					2,359	5,744
American Indian/Alaskan Native			204	0.5%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					4,570	12,695
Filipino			216	0.6%		In Los Angeles County					3,087	8,354
Other			111	0.3%		Out-of-County					1,483	4,341
Ethnicity Total			38,176	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					111	270
						Group Homes *					336	4,062
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					235	2,860
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			75			Out-of-County					101	1,202
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month				12
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 3/20/07.  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