COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  NOVEMBER 2006
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES
Emergency Response Referral Children Received
Evaluated Out												1,324
In-Person Response												12,214
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											3,991
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											8,223
Total Referral Children Received during Month												13,538
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			903	6.7%		Exploitation					5	0.0%
Physical Abuse			2,757	20.4%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					427	3.2%
Severe Neglect			162	1.2%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					2,702	20.0%
General Neglect			3,353	24.8%		Substantial Risk					2,202	16.3%
Emotional Abuse			1,027	7.6%		Total					13,538	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2006
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)								1,095
	Family Maintenance								10,851
	Under 12 Months						9,471
	Over 12 Months						1,380
	Family Reunification								9,549
	Under 18 Months						8,897
	Over 18 Months						652
	Permanent Placement								15,052
	Adoption Services Cases								1,979
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services								38,526
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS						CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
Age						Relative/Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home						10,904
Birth - 2 Years			6,419	16.7%		Foster Family Home						1,816
3 - 4 Years			3,717	9.6%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						6,090
5 - 9 Years			8,931	23.2%		Small Family Home						144
10 - 13 Years			8,104	21.0%		Group Home						1,557
14 - 15 Years			4,773	12.4%		Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes)						56
16 - 17 Years			4,672	12.1%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						20,567
18 Years & Older			1,910	5.0%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						200
Age Total			38,526	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						1,276
Gender						Guardian Home						3,247
Male			19,090	49.6%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						25,290
Female			19,436	50.4%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			38,526	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 2,459 children received D Rate and 949 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			5,183	13.5%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			19,530	50.7%
African American			12,336	32.0%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			934	2.4%		Foster Homes **					2,404	5,887
American Indian/Alaskan Native			201	0.5%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					4,544	12,638
Filipino			213	0.6%		In Los Angeles County					3,065	8,332
Other			129	0.3%		Out-of-County					1,479	4,306
Ethnicity Total			38,526	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					112	272
						Group Homes *					351	4,209
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					248	2,939
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			70			Out-of-County					103	1,270
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month				0
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 2/15/07.  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