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