COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
(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	Medical Placement	Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized	Guardian Home	* Total Placement
August 2006	11,147	1,834	6,035	145	1,579	57	20,797	195	1,230	3,208	25,430
September 2006	11,005	1,825	6,070	148	1,581	59	20,688	190	1,231	3,274	25,383
October 2006	10,853	1,823	6,103	145	1,575	57	20,556	185	1,260	3,281	25,282
November 2006	10,904	1,816	6,090	144	1,557	56	20,567	200	1,276	3,247	25,290
December 2006	10,868	1,807	6,029	138	1,557	55	20,454	203	1,188	3,301	25,146
January 2007	10,939	1,798	6,040	144	1,544	53	20,518	192	1,167	3,258	25,135
February 2007	10,920	1,767	6,100	138	1,506	52	20,483	193	1,207	3,227	25,110
March 2007	10,839	1,740	6,208	135	1,481	53	20,456	181	1,260	3,164	25,061
April 2007	10,761	1,705	6,228	135	1,465	45	20,339	183	1,372	3,138	25,032
May 2007	10,817	1,683	6,316	135	1,478	44	20,473	189	1,337	3,125	25,124
June 2007	10,753	1,652	6,284	133	1,440	40	20,302	180	1,277	3,079	24,838
July 2007	10,616	1,645	6,209	130	1,409	38	20,047	177	1,340	3,092	24,656
Average	10,869	1,758	6,143	139	1,514	51	20,473	189	1,262	3,200	25,124
* Total Placement includes children in Non Foster Care Placement, Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized, and Guardian Home.
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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