COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  JULY 2008
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES
Emergency Response Referral Children Received
Evaluated Out												1,494
In-Person Response												11,752
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											4,878
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											6,874
Total Referral Children Received during Month												13,246
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			1,231	9.3%		Exploitation					13	0.1%
Physical Abuse			2,508	18.9%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					449	3.4%
Severe Neglect			184	1.4%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					2,528	19.1%
General Neglect			4,791	36.2%		Substantial Risk					327	2.5%
Emotional Abuse			1,215	9.2%		Total					13,246	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF JULY 31, 2008
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)								675
	Family Maintenance								10,766
	Under 12 Months						9,702
	Over 12 Months						1,064
	Family Reunification								8,744
	Under 18 Months						8,171
	Over 18 Months						573
	Permanent Placement								13,146
	Adoption Services Cases								1,485
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services								34,816
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS						CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
Age						Relative/Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home						9,017
Birth - 2 Years			6,278	18.0%		Foster Family Home						1,374
3 - 4 Years			3,697	10.6%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						5,910
5 - 9 Years			8,185	23.5%		Small Family Home						139
10 - 13 Years			6,625	19.0%		Group Home						1,170
14 - 15 Years			4,031	11.6%		Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes)						48
16 - 17 Years			4,144	11.9%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						17,658
18 Years & Older			1,856	5.3%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						179
Age Total			34,816	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						1,338
Gender						Guardian Home						3,103
Male			17,355	49.8%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						22,278
Female			17,461	50.2%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			34,816	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 1,854 children received D Rate and 705 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			4,409	12.7%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			18,572	53.3%
African American			10,611	30.5%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			792	2.3%		Foster Homes **					1,566	3,825
American Indian/Alaskan Native			160	0.5%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					4,420	12,714
Filipino			187	0.5%		In Los Angeles County					2,978	8,292
Other			85	0.2%		Out-of-County					1,442	4,422
Ethnicity Total			34,816	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					105	247
						Group Homes *					291	3,558
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					203	2,462
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			64			Out-of-County					88	1,096
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month			1
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 9/17/08.  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