COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
(April 2006 to March 2007)
	Relative Home	Foster Family Home	Foster Family Agency Certified Home	Small Family Home	Group Home	Other	Total Out-of-Home Placement	Medical Placement	Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized	Guardian Home	* Total Placement
April 2006	11,038	1,873	5,899	154	1,705	44	20,713	176	1,235	3,210	25,334
May 2006	10,985	1,881	5,960	156	1,691	48	20,721	182	1,235	3,178	25,316
June 2006	10,960	1,876	6,008	158	1,652	54	20,708	198	1,270	3,278	25,454
July 2006	11,065	1,825	6,054	150	1,595	54	20,743	196	1,277	3,223	25,439
August 2006	11,147	1,834	6,035	145	1,579	57	20,797	195	1,230	3,208	25,430
September 2006	11,005	1,825	6,070	148	1,581	59	20,688	190	1,231	3,274	25,383
October 2006	10,853	1,823	6,103	145	1,575	57	20,556	185	1,260	3,281	25,282
November 2006	10,904	1,816	6,090	144	1,557	56	20,567	200	1,276	3,247	25,290
December 2006	10,868	1,807	6,029	138	1,557	55	20,454	203	1,188	3,301	25,146
January 2007	10,939	1,798	6,040	144	1,544	53	20,518	192	1,167	3,258	25,135
February 2007	10,920	1,767	6,100	138	1,506	52	20,483	193	1,207	3,227	25,110
March 2007	10,839	1,740	6,208	135	1,481	53	20,456	181	1,260	3,164	25,061
Average	10,960	1,822	6,050	146	1,585	54	20,617	191	1,236	3,237	25,282
* Total Placement includes children in Non Foster Care Placement, Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized, and Guardian Home.
Source: Data are from the Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS) Datamart History Table - A snapshot of active cases in the caseload
at the end of each report month.
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