COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES                                        DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES         DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES                                
FACT SHEET  
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  MARCH 2005  
   
(Click on web links to view 12-month data for each category)    
  EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES   
Emergency Response Referral Children Received        
Evaluated Out         1,527  
In-Person Response           13,223  
    Referral Children With Allegation Disposed             5,231    
    Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation       7,992    
Total Referral Children Received during Month             14,750  
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE  
Sexual Abuse   1,064 7.2%   Exploitation   10 0.1%  
Physical Abuse   3,086 20.9%   Caretaker Absence/Incapacity   612 4.1%  
Severe Neglect   124 0.8%   At Risk, Sibling Abuse   3,036 20.6%    
General Neglect   3,984 27.0%   Substantial Risk   1,724 11.7%  
Emotional Abuse   1,110 7.5%   Total     14,750 100.0%      
  IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF MARCH 31, 2005  
  Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)   1,364      
  Family Maintenance         10,171        
      Under 12 Months       8,931            
      Over 12 Months       1,240            
  Family Reunification         8,427        
      Under 18 Months       7,601            
      Over 18 Months       826            
  Permanent Placement         16,104        
  Adoptions           2,632        
  Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services     38,698        
  NOTE: End-month child caseload excludes 7,992 children in Emergency Response Referrals Pending Disposition/Still Under Investigation.  
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS   CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT  
Age       Relative Home     11,293  
Birth - 2 Years   5,829 15.1%   Foster Family Home   2,477  
3 - 4 Years     3,636 9.4%   Foster Family Agency Certified Home   6,173  
5 - 9 Years   9,214 23.8%   Small Family Home   178      
10 - 13 Years     8,771 22.7%   Group Home     1,985      
14 - 15 Years     4,925 12.7%   Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized 1,237  
16 - 17 Years   4,545 11.7%   Other (Medical Facility, Tribal, and Court Specified Home) 199  
18 Years & Older   1,778 4.6%   Total Out-of-Home Placement 23,542      
Age Total   38,698 100.0%   Guardian Home 2,621  
  Total Placement (Including Guardian Home) 26,163  
Gender         NOTE:   In the data above, 2,761 children receive D Rate and 1,301 receive F Rate care.  
Male   19,350 50.0%   RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN  
Female   19,348 50.0%   Children Who Ran Away During the Month   27  
Gender Total   38,698 100.0%   Children Who Were Abducted During the Month   3  
    NOTE:  Data extracted from DCFS Abducted and Runaway Kids System (ARKS) Web-site   
Ethnicity                      on 4/7/05.  A child is counted once during the report month.    
White     5,416 14.0%  
Hispanic     17,869 46.2%   FOSTER CARE RESOURCES  
African American     13,818 35.7%     Homes Beds  
Asian/Pacific Islander     962 2.5%   Foster Homes     3,331 7,935  
American Indian/Alaskan Native   208 0.5%   Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)   4,723 12,794  
Filipino   207 0.5%       In Los Angeles County   3,241 8,373  
Other   218 0.6%       Out-of-County   1,482 4,421  
Ethnicity Total   38,698 100.0%   Small Family Homes   161 472  
          Group Homes*   362 4,148  
              In Los Angeles County   259 3,086  
              Out-of-County   103 1,062  
   
          * Data are being tracked by DCFS Group Home Resource Development and Support Section.  
 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