COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES                                        DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES         DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES                                
FACT SHEET  
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  NOVEMBER 2004  
   
(Click on web links to view 12-month data for each category)    
  EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES   
Emergency Response Referral Children Received        
Evaluated Out         1,215  
In-Person Response           10,578  
    Referral Children With Allegation Disposed             4,030    
    Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation       6,548    
Total Referral Children Received during Month             11,793  
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE  
Sexual Abuse   866 7.3%   Exploitation   7 0.1%  
Physical Abuse   2,436 20.7%   Caretaker Absence/Incapacity   552 4.7%  
Severe Neglect   100 0.8%   At Risk, Sibling Abuse   2,414 20.5%    
General Neglect   3,160 26.8%   Substantial Risk   1,280 10.9%  
Emotional Abuse   978 8.3%   Total     11,793 100.0%      
  IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2004 (CHILDREN)  
  Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)   1,103      
  Family Maintenance         9,428        
      Under 12 Months       8,337            
      Over 12 Months       1,091            
  Family Reunification         8,013        
      Under 18 Months       7,201            
      Over 18 Months       812            
  Permanent Placement         16,550        
  Adoptions           2,833        
  Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services     37,927        
  NOTE: End-month child caseload excludes 6,548 children in Emergency Response Referrals Pending Disposition/Still Under Investigation.  
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS   CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT  
Age       Relative Home     11,320  
Birth - 2 Years   5,555 14.6%   Foster Family Home   2,621  
3 - 4 Years     3,579 9.4%   Foster Family Agency Home   6,223  
5 - 9 Years   9,051 23.9%   Small Family Home   186      
10 - 13 Years     8,737 23.0%   Group Home     1,996      
14 - 15 Years     4,843 12.8%   Guardian Home     2,518  
16 - 17 Years   4,415 11.6%   Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized   1,379  
18 Years & Older   1,747 4.6%   Other (Medical Facility, Tribal, and Court Specified Home) 220      
Age Total   37,927 100.0%   Total     26,463  
  NOTE:   In the data above,  2,983 children receive D Rate and 1,484 receive F Rate care.  
Gender            
Male   18,901 49.8%   RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN  
Female   19,026 50.2%   Children Who Ran Away During the Month   26  
Gender Total   37,927 100.0%   Children Who Were Abducted During the Month   4  
    NOTE:  Data extracted from DCFS Abducted and Runaway Kids System (ARKS) Web-site   
Ethnicity                      on 12/14/04.  A child is counted once during the report month.    
White     5,455 14.4%  
Hispanic     16,945 44.7%   FOSTER CARE RESOURCES  
African American     13,996 36.9%     Homes Beds  
Asian/Pacific Islander     939 2.5%   Foster Homes     3,317 7,880  
American Indian/Alaskan Native   211 0.6%   Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)   4,861 13,135  
Filipino   181 0.5%       In Los Angeles County   3,379 8,748  
Other   200 0.5%       Out-of-County   1,482 4,387  
Ethnicity Total   37,927 100.0%   Small Family Homes   166 500  
          Group Homes*   327 4,100  
              In Los Angeles County   263 3,222  
              Out-of-County   64 878  
   
          * 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, unless stated otherwise.                          Prepared by: BIS Information Technology Services Division - Statistics Section