COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  OCTOBER 2006
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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