COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
(Children in Guardian Home Excluded)
(December 2006 to November 2007)
	Relative Home	Foster Family Home	Foster Family Agency Certified Home	Small Family Home	Group Home	Other	Total Out-of-Home Placement
December 2006	10,868	1,807	6,029	138	1,557	55	20,454
January 2007	10,939	1,798	6,040	144	1,544	53	20,518
February 2007	10,920	1,767	6,100	138	1,506	52	20,483
March 2007	10,839	1,740	6,208	135	1,481	53	20,456
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
Average	10,688	1,688	6,181	134	1,445	45	20,182
Source: Data are from the Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS) Datamart History Table - A snapshot of active cases in the caseload
at the end of each report month.
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