COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  JUNE 2006
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES
Emergency Response Referral Children Received
Evaluated Out												1,281
In-Person Response												13,169
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											5,591
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											7,578
Total Referral Children Received during Month												14,450
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			983	6.8%		Exploitation					7	0.0%
Physical Abuse			2,618	18.1%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					479	3.3%
Severe Neglect			187	1.3%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					2,846	19.7%
General Neglect			4,105	28.4%		Substantial Risk					2,180	15.1%
Emotional Abuse			1,045	7.2%		Total					14,450	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF JUNE 30, 2006
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)								1,022
	Family Maintenance								10,598
	Under 12 Months						9,204
	Over 12 Months						1,394
	Family Reunification								9,275
	Under 18 Months						8,674
	Over 18 Months						601
	Permanent Placement								15,314
	Adoptions								2,149
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services								38,358
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS						CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
Age						Relative Home						10,960
Birth - 2 Years			6,279	16.4%		Foster Family Home						1,876
3 - 4 Years			3,631	9.5%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						6,008
5 - 9 Years			8,909	23.2%		Small Family Home						158
10 - 13 Years			8,195	21.4%		Group Home						1,652
14 - 15 Years			4,806	12.5%		Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes)						54
16 - 17 Years			4,632	12.1%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						20,708
18 Years & Older			1,906	5.0%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						198
Age Total			38,358	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						1,270
Gender						Guardian Home						3,278
Male			19,078	49.7%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						25,454
Female			19,280	50.3%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			38,358	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 2,546 children received D Rate and 1,060 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			5,108	13.3%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			19,262	50.2%
African American			12,516	32.6%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			949	2.5%		Foster Homes					3,264	7,759
American Indian/Alaskan Native			191	0.5%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					4,431	12,345
Filipino			201	0.5%		In Los Angeles County					3,101	8,343
Other			131	0.3%		Out-of-County					1,330	4,002
Ethnicity Total			38,358	100.0%		Small Family Homes					151	434
						Group Homes*					342	4,360
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					249	2,943
Children Who Ran Away During the Month				131		Out-of-County					93	1,417
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month				5
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 7/17/2006.  Counts reflect data as of the date when data were extracted.
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