COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
(Children in Guardian Home Excluded)
(August 2006 to July 2007)
	Relative Home	Foster Family Home	Foster Family Agency Certified Home	Small Family Home	Group Home	Other	Total Out-of-Home Placement
August 2006	11,147	1,834	6,035	145	1,579	57	20,797
September 2006	11,005	1,825	6,070	148	1,581	59	20,688
October 2006	10,853	1,823	6,103	145	1,575	57	20,556
November 2006	10,904	1,816	6,090	144	1,557	56	20,567
December 2006	10,868	1,807	6,029	138	1,557	55	20,454
January 2007	10,939	1,798	6,040	144	1,544	53	20,518
February 2007	10,920	1,767	6,100	138	1,506	52	20,483
March 2007	10,839	1,740	6,208	135	1,481	53	20,456
April 2007	10,761	1,705	6,228	135	1,465	45	20,339
May 2007	10,817	1,683	6,316	135	1,478	44	20,473
June 2007	10,753	1,652	6,284	133	1,440	40	20,302
July 2007	10,616	1,645	6,209	130	1,409	38	20,047
Average	10,869	1,758	6,143	139	1,514	51	20,473
Source: Data are from the Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS) Datamart History Table - A snapshot of active cases in the caseload
at the end of each report month.
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