COUNTY OF
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DEPARTMENT OF
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES |
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FACT SHEET |
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CHILD WELFARE
SERVICES - JUNE 2006 |
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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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1,281 |
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In-Person Response |
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13,169 |
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Referral Children With Allegation
Disposed |
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5,591 |
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Referral Children With Allegation
Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation |
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7,578 |
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Total Referral Children Received during
Month |
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14,450 |
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REFERRAL CHILDREN
RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE |
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Sexual Abuse |
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983 |
6.8% |
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Exploitation |
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7 |
0.0% |
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Physical Abuse |
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2,618 |
18.1% |
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Caretaker
Absence/Incapacity |
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479 |
3.3% |
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Severe Neglect |
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187 |
1.3% |
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At Risk, Sibling Abuse |
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2,846 |
19.7% |
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General Neglect |
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4,105 |
28.4% |
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Substantial Risk |
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2,180 |
15.1% |
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Emotional Abuse |
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1,045 |
7.2% |
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Total |
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14,450 |
100.0% |
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IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD
(CHILDREN) AS OF JUNE 30, 2006 |
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Emergency
Response (Open Services Cases) |
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1,022 |
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Family
Maintenance |
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10,598 |
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Under 12
Months |
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9,204 |
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Over 12
Months |
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1,394 |
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Family Reunification |
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9,275 |
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Under 18
Months |
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8,674 |
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Over 18
Months |
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601 |
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Permanent Placement |
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15,314 |
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Adoptions |
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2,149 |
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Total
Children Receiving Child Welfare Services |
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38,358 |
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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
Home |
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10,960 |
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Birth
- 2 Years |
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6,279 |
16.4% |
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Foster
Family Home |
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1,876 |
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3 -
4 Years |
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3,631 |
9.5% |
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Foster
Family Agency Certified Home |
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6,008 |
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5 -
9 Years |
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8,909 |
23.2% |
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Small
Family Home |
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158 |
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10 -
13 Years |
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8,195 |
21.4% |
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Group Home |
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1,652 |
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14 -
15 Years |
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4,806 |
12.5% |
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Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes) |
54 |
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16 -
17 Years |
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4,632 |
12.1% |
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Total
Out-of-Home Placement |
20,708 |
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18
Years & Older |
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1,906 |
5.0% |
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Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement |
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198 |
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Age Total |
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38,358 |
100.0% |
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Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized |
1,270 |
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Gender |
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Guardian
Home |
3,278 |
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Male |
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19,078 |
49.7% |
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Total Placement (Includes
NFC Placement, Adoptive |
25,454 |
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Female |
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19,280 |
50.3% |
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Home, and Guardian Home) |
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Gender Total |
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38,358 |
100.0% |
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NOTE: In the
above, 2,546 children received D Rate and 1,060 received F Rate care. |
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Ethnicity |
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White |
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5,108 |
13.3% |
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FOSTER CARE RESOURCES |
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Hispanic |
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19,262 |
50.2% |
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African American |
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12,516 |
32.6% |
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Homes |
Beds |
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Asian/Pacific
Islander |
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949 |
2.5% |
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Foster Homes |
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3,264 |
7,759 |
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American Indian/Alaskan Native |
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191 |
0.5% |
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Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report) |
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4,431 |
12,345 |
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Filipino |
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201 |
0.5% |
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In Los
Angeles County |
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3,101 |
8,343 |
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Other |
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131 |
0.3% |
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Out-of-County |
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1,330 |
4,002 |
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Ethnicity Total |
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38,358 |
100.0% |
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Small Family Homes |
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434 |
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Group Homes* |
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342 |
4,360 |
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RUNAWAY AND
ABDUCTED CHILDREN |
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In Los
Angeles County |
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249 |
2,943 |
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Children Who Ran Away During the Month |
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131 |
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Out-of-County |
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93 |
1,417 |
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Children Who Were Abducted During the Month |
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5 |
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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 7/17/2006. Counts reflect data as of the date when
data were extracted. |
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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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