COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  MAY 2008
(Click on web links to view 12-month data for each category)
EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES
Emergency Response Referral Children Received
Evaluated Out												1,615
In-Person Response												14,439
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											4,992
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											9,447
Total Referral Children Received during Month												16,054
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			1,541	9.6%		Exploitation					2	0.0%
Physical Abuse			3,593	22.4%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					498	3.1%
Severe Neglect			167	1.0%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					3,883	24.2%
General Neglect			4,608	28.7%		Substantial Risk					444	2.8%
Emotional Abuse			1,318	8.2%		Total					16,054	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF MAY 31, 2008
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)								676
	Family Maintenance								10,667
	Under 12 Months						9,613
	Over 12 Months						1,054
	Family Reunification								9,122
	Under 18 Months						8,475
	Over 18 Months						647
	Permanent Placement								13,350
	Adoption Services Cases								1,537
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services								35,352
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS						CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
Age						Relative/Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home						9,334
Birth - 2 Years			6,297	17.8%		Foster Family Home						1,469
3 - 4 Years			3,748	10.6%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						5,947
5 - 9 Years			8,280	23.4%		Small Family Home						139
10 - 13 Years			6,796	19.2%		Group Home						1,248
14 - 15 Years			4,121	11.7%		Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes)						49
16 - 17 Years			4,243	12.0%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						18,186
18 Years & Older			1,867	5.3%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						187
Age Total			35,352	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						1,377
Gender						Guardian Home						3,049
Male			17,662	50.0%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						22,799
Female			17,690	50.0%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			35,352	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 1,931 children received D Rate and 756 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			4,567	12.9%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			18,704	52.9%
African American			10,795	30.5%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			820	2.3%		Foster Homes **					1,630	4,004
American Indian/Alaskan Native			163	0.5%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					4,427	12,960
Filipino			201	0.6%		In Los Angeles County					2,968	8,494
Other			102	0.3%		Out-of-County					1,459	4,466
Ethnicity Total			35,352	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					105	249
						Group Homes *					295	3,690
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					207	2,572
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			69			Out-of-County					88	1,118
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month			1
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 07/15/08.  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