COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
(Children in Guardian Home Excluded)
(April 2007 to March 2008)
	Relative Home	Foster Family Home	Foster Family Agency Certified Home	Small Family Home	Group Home	Other	Total Out-of-Home Placement
April 2007	10,761	1,705	6,228	135	1,465	45	20,339
May 2007	10,817	1,683	6,316	135	1,478	44	20,473
June 2007	10,753	1,652	6,284	133	1,440	40	20,302
July 2007	10,616	1,645	6,209	130	1,409	38	20,047
August 2007	10,521	1,660	6,236	131	1,403	33	19,984
September 2007	10,500	1,633	6,194	131	1,380	43	19,881
October 2007	10,366	1,584	6,226	130	1,346	39	19,691
November 2007	10,356	1,586	6,107	129	1,331	44	19,553
December 2007	10,184	1,548	5,950	126	1,333	41	19,182
January 2008	9,887	1,563	5,924	124	1,309	39	18,846
February 2008	9,645	1,526	5,976	121	1,311	49	18,628
March 2008	9,571	1,499	5,964	133	1,289	46	18,502
Average	10,331	1,607	6,135	130	1,375	42	19,619
Source: Data are from the Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS) Datamart History Database - A snapshot of active cases in the
caseaload at the end of each report month.
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