COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
(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	Medical Placement	Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized	Guardian Home	* Total Placement
December 2006	10,868	1,807	6,029	138	1,557	55	20,454	203	1,188	3,301	25,146
January 2007	10,939	1,798	6,040	144	1,544	53	20,518	192	1,167	3,258	25,135
February 2007	10,920	1,767	6,100	138	1,506	52	20,483	193	1,207	3,227	25,110
March 2007	10,839	1,740	6,208	135	1,481	53	20,456	181	1,260	3,164	25,061
April 2007	10,761	1,705	6,228	135	1,465	45	20,339	183	1,372	3,138	25,032
May 2007	10,817	1,683	6,316	135	1,478	44	20,473	189	1,337	3,125	25,124
June 2007	10,753	1,652	6,284	133	1,440	40	20,302	180	1,277	3,079	24,838
July 2007	10,616	1,645	6,209	130	1,409	38	20,047	177	1,340	3,092	24,656
August 2007	10,521	1,660	6,236	131	1,403	33	19,984	177	1,244	3,071	24,476
September 2007	10,500	1,633	6,194	131	1,380	43	19,881	202	1,229	3,020	24,332
October 2007	10,366	1,584	6,226	130	1,346	39	19,691	194	1,330	3,036	24,251
November 2007	10,356	1,586	6,107	129	1,331	44	19,553	197	1,367	2,987	24,104
Average	10,688	1,688	6,181	134	1,445	45	20,182	189	1,277	3,125	24,772
* Total Placement includes children in Non Foster Care Placement, Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized, and Guardian Home.
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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