COUNTY OF
LOS ANGELES |
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DEPARTMENT OF
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES |
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FACT SHEET |
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CHILD WELFARE
SERVICES - MAY 2007 |
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(Click on web
links to view 12-month data for each category) |
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES |
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Emergency Response
Referral Children Received |
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Evaluated Out |
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1,601 |
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In-Person Response |
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14,833 |
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Referral Children With Allegation
Disposed |
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4,923 |
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Referral Children With Allegation
Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation |
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9,910 |
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Total Referral Children Received during
Month |
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16,434 |
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REFERRAL CHILDREN
RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE |
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Sexual Abuse |
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1,037 |
6.3% |
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Exploitation |
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6 |
0.0% |
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Physical Abuse |
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3,221 |
19.6% |
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Caretaker
Absence/Incapacity |
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452 |
2.8% |
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Severe Neglect |
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171 |
1.0% |
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At Risk, Sibling Abuse |
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3,417 |
20.8% |
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General Neglect |
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4,344 |
26.4% |
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Substantial Risk |
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2,603 |
15.8% |
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Emotional Abuse |
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1,183 |
7.2% |
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Total |
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16,434 |
100.0% |
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IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD
(CHILDREN) AS OF MAY 31, 2007 |
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Emergency
Response (Open Services Cases) |
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911 |
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Family
Maintenance |
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10,943 |
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Under 12
Months |
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9,734 |
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Over 12
Months |
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1,209 |
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Family Reunification |
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9,944 |
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Under 18
Months |
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9178 |
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Over 18
Months |
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766 |
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Permanent Placement |
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14,738 |
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Adoption Services Cases |
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1,732 |
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Total
Children Receiving Child Welfare Services |
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38,268 |
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CHILD
CHARACTERISTICS |
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CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT |
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Age |
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Relative/Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home |
10,817 |
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Birth
- 2 Years |
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6,624 |
17.3% |
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Foster
Family Home |
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1,683 |
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3 -
4 Years |
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3,751 |
9.8% |
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Foster
Family Agency Certified Home |
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6,316 |
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5 -
9 Years |
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8,956 |
23.4% |
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Small
Family Home |
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135 |
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10 -
13 Years |
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7,720 |
20.2% |
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Group Home |
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1,478 |
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14 -
15 Years |
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4,684 |
12.2% |
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Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes) |
44 |
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16 -
17 Years |
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4,534 |
11.8% |
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Total
Out-of-Home Placement |
20,473 |
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18
Years & Older |
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1,999 |
5.2% |
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Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement |
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189 |
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Age Total |
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38,268 |
100.0% |
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Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized |
1,337 |
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Gender |
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Guardian
Home |
3,125 |
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Male |
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19,000 |
49.6% |
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Total Placement (Includes
NFC Placement, Adoptive |
25,124 |
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Female |
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19,268 |
50.4% |
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Home, and Guardian Home) |
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Gender Total |
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38,268 |
100.0% |
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NOTE: In the
above, 2,267 children received D Rate and 894 received F Rate care. |
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Ethnicity |
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White |
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5,115 |
13.4% |
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FOSTER CARE RESOURCES |
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Hispanic |
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19,693 |
51.5% |
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African American |
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11,999 |
31.4% |
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Homes |
Beds |
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Asian/Pacific
Islander |
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916 |
2.4% |
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Foster Homes ** |
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2,156 |
5,220 |
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American Indian/Alaskan Native |
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178 |
0.5% |
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Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report) |
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4,602 |
13,036 |
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Filipino |
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219 |
0.6% |
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In Los
Angeles County |
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3,068 |
8,543 |
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Other |
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148 |
0.4% |
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Out-of-County |
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1,534 |
4,493 |
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Ethnicity Total |
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38,268 |
100.0% |
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Small Family Homes ** |
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270 |
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Group Homes * |
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326 |
4,018 |
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RUNAWAY AND
ABDUCTED CHILDREN |
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In Los
Angeles County |
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231 |
2,826 |
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Children Who Ran Away During the Month |
66 |
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Out-of-County |
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95 |
1,192 |
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Children Who Were Abducted During the Month |
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0 |
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NOTE: Data extracted from DCFS Abducted and
Runaway Kids System (ARKS) |
* Data are being tracked by DCFS Group Home Resource
Development and Support Section. |
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on 7/17/07. Counts reflect data as of the date when
data were extracted. |
** Excluded licensed homes on hold. |
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A child is counted once during
the report month. |
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Source: Data are from the Child Welfare
Services/Case Management |
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System (CWS/CMS) Datamart
History Table, unless stated otherwise. |
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Prepared by: BIS
Information Technology Services Division - Statistics Section |
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