COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  JANUARY 2008
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES
Emergency Response Referral Children Received
Evaluated Out												1,306
In-Person Response												12,385
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											4,799
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											7,586
Total Referral Children Received during Month												13,691
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			881	6.4%		Exploitation					8	0.1%
Physical Abuse			2,446	17.9%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					489	3.6%
Severe Neglect			151	1.1%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					2,546	18.6%
General Neglect			3,508	25.6%		Substantial Risk					2,522	18.4%
Emotional Abuse			1,140	8.3%		Total					13,691	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF JANUARY 31, 2008
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)								726
	Family Maintenance								10,634
	Under 12 Months						9,595
	Over 12 Months						1,039
	Family Reunification								9,593
	Under 18 Months						8906
	Over 18 Months						687
	Permanent Placement								13,666
	Adoption Services Cases								1,479
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services								36,098
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS						CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
Age						Relative/Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home						9,887
Birth - 2 Years			6,416	17.8%		Foster Family Home						1,563
3 - 4 Years			3,729	10.3%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						5,924
5 - 9 Years			8,431	23.4%		Small Family Home						124
10 - 13 Years			7,062	19.6%		Group Home						1,309
14 - 15 Years			4,178	11.6%		Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes)						39
16 - 17 Years			4,356	12.1%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						18,846
18 Years & Older			1,926	5.3%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						186
Age Total			36,098	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						1,283
Gender						Guardian Home						3,053
Male			18,022	49.9%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						23,368
Female			18,076	50.1%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			36,098	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 2,014 children received D Rate and 804 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			4,623	12.8%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			19,113	52.9%
African American			11,103	30.8%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			723	2.0%		Foster Homes **					1,855	4,492
American Indian/Alaskan Native			191	0.5%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					4,547	13,170
Filipino			203	0.6%		In Los Angeles County					3,088	8,753
Other			142	0.4%		Out-of-County					1,459	4,417
Ethnicity Total			36,098	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					104	241
						Group Homes *					312	3,840
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					216	2,672
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			58			Out-of-County					96	1,168
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month				6
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 3/24/08.  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