COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  JUNE 2008
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES
Emergency Response Referral Children Received
Evaluated Out												1,445
In-Person Response												12,437
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											4,577
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											7,860
Total Referral Children Received during Month												13,882
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			1,268	9.1%		Exploitation					10	0.1%
Physical Abuse			2,968	21.4%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					483	3.5%
Severe Neglect			176	1.3%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					3,103	22.4%
General Neglect			4,378	31.5%		Substantial Risk					323	2.3%
Emotional Abuse			1,173	8.4%		Total					13,882	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF JUNE 30, 2008
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)								682
	Family Maintenance								10,636
	Under 12 Months						9,603
	Over 12 Months						1,033
	Family Reunification								8,977
	Under 18 Months						8,395
	Over 18 Months						582
	Permanent Placement								13,293
	Adoption Services Cases								1,485
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services								35,073
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS						CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
Age						Relative/Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home						9,113
Birth - 2 Years			6,274	17.9%		Foster Family Home						1,443
3 - 4 Years			3,726	10.6%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						5,895
5 - 9 Years			8,230	23.5%		Small Family Home						137
10 - 13 Years			6,680	19.0%		Group Home						1,196
14 - 15 Years			4,120	11.7%		Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes)						50
16 - 17 Years			4,184	11.9%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						17,834
18 Years & Older			1,859	5.3%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						176
Age Total			35,073	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						1,327
Gender						Guardian Home						3,184
Male			17,538	50.0%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						22,521
Female			17,535	50.0%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			35,073	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 1,904 children received D Rate and 739 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			4,485	12.8%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			18,645	53.2%
African American			10,691	30.5%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			800	2.3%		Foster Homes **					1,563	3,808
American Indian/Alaskan Native			165	0.5%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					4,434	13,020
Filipino			188	0.5%		In Los Angeles County					2,995	8,603
Other			99	0.3%		Out-of-County					1,439	4,417
Ethnicity Total			35,073	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					105	247
						Group Homes *					294	3,676
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					206	2,566
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			68			Out-of-County					88	1,110
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month			7
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 8/15/2008.  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