COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES                                        DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES                                
FACT SHEET  
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  OCTOBER 2006  
(Click on web links to view 12-month data for each category)    
  EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES   
Emergency Response Referral Children Received        
Evaluated Out         1,486  
In-Person Response           13,653  
    Referral Children With Allegation Disposed             4,732    
    Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation       8,921    
Total Referral Children Received during Month             15,139  
               
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE  
Sexual Abuse   1,025 6.8%   Exploitation   12 0.1%  
Physical Abuse   2,941 19.4%   Caretaker Absence/Incapacity   509 3.4%  
Severe Neglect   173 1.1%   At Risk, Sibling Abuse   2,928 19.3%    
General Neglect   3,986 26.3%   Substantial Risk   2,395 15.8%  
Emotional Abuse   1,170 7.7%   Total     15,139 100.0%      
                     
  IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2006  
  Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)   1,053      
  Family Maintenance         10,739        
      Under 12 Months       9,377            
      Over 12 Months       1,362            
  Family Reunification         9,444        
      Under 18 Months       8,850            
      Over 18 Months       594            
  Permanent Placement         15,125        
  Adoption Services Cases         2,019        
  Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services     38,380        
   
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS   CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT  
Age       Relative/Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home 10,853  
 
     
Birth - 2 Years   6,371 16.6%   Foster Family Home   1,823  
3 - 4 Years     3,659 9.5%   Foster Family Agency Certified Home   6,103  
5 - 9 Years   8,932 23.3%   Small Family Home   145      
10 - 13 Years     8,098 21.1%   Group Home     1,575      
14 - 15 Years     4,776 12.4%   Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes) 57    
16 - 17 Years   4,601 12.0%   Total Out-of-Home Placement 20,556  
18 Years & Older   1,943 5.1%   Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement 185      
Age Total   38,380 100.0%   Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized 1,260    
Gender   Guardian Home 3,281  
Male   19,004 49.5%   Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive 25,282  
Female   19,376 50.5%   Home, and Guardian Home)    
Gender Total   38,380 100.0%   NOTE:  In the above, 2,470 children received D Rate and 962 received F Rate care.  
Ethnicity      
White   5,144 13.4%   FOSTER CARE RESOURCES  
Hispanic   19,402 50.6%    
African American     12,348 32.2%     Homes Beds  
Asian/Pacific Islander     929 2.4%   Foster Homes ** 2,429 5,956    
American Indian/Alaskan Native   196 0.5%   Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)   4,500 12,389    
Filipino     213 0.6%       In Los Angeles County   3,087 8,315      
Other   148 0.4%       Out-of-County   1,413 4,074  
Ethnicity Total   38,380 100.0%   Small Family Homes **   113 276  
  Group Homes *   348 4,137  
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN     In Los Angeles County     247 2,933  
Children Who Ran Away During the Month 87     Out-of-County   101 1,204  
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month   3      
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 12/19/06.  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