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