COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES                                        DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES                                
FACT SHEET  
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  JANUARY 2007  
(Click on web links to view 12-month data for each category)    
  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