COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  JUNE 2007
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES
Emergency Response Referral Children Received
Evaluated Out												1,373
In-Person Response												12,641
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											4,280
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											8,361
Total Referral Children Received during Month												14,014
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			891	6.4%		Exploitation					4	0.0%
Physical Abuse			2,479	17.7%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					519	3.7%
Severe Neglect			161	1.1%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					2,637	18.8%
General Neglect			3,867	27.6%		Substantial Risk					2,480	17.7%
Emotional Abuse			976	7.0%		Total					14,014	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF JUNE 30, 2007
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)								926
	Family Maintenance								10,773
	Under 12 Months						9,567
	Over 12 Months						1,206
	Family Reunification								9,901
	Under 18 Months						9178
	Over 18 Months						723
	Permanent Placement								14,667
	Adoption Services Cases								1,616
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services								37,883
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS						CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
Age						Relative/Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home						10,753
Birth - 2 Years			6,543	17.3%		Foster Family Home						1,652
3 - 4 Years			3,753	9.9%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						6,284
5 - 9 Years			8,849	23.4%		Small Family Home						133
10 - 13 Years			7,636	20.2%		Group Home						1,440
14 - 15 Years			4,564	12.0%		Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes)						40
16 - 17 Years			4,526	11.9%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						20,302
18 Years & Older			2,012	5.3%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						180
Age Total			37,883	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						1,277
Gender						Guardian Home						3,079
Male			18,837	49.7%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						24,838
Female			19,046	50.3%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			37,883	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 2,223 children received D Rate and 873 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			5,041	13.3%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			19,540	51.6%
African American			11,857	31.3%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			903	2.4%		Foster Homes **					2,131	5,146
American Indian/Alaskan Native			180	0.5%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					4,592	13,053
Filipino			225	0.6%		In Los Angeles County					3,061	8,559
Other			137	0.4%		Out-of-County					1,531	4,494
Ethnicity Total			37,883	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					109	263
						Group Homes *					325	3,924
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					224	2,714
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			52			Out-of-County					101	1,210
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month				4
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 8/15/07.  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