COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
(Children in Guardian Home Excluded)
(November 2005 to October 2006)
	Relative Home	Foster Family Home	Foster Family Agency Certified Home	Small Family Home	Group Home	Other	Total Out-of-Home Placement
November 2005	11,221	2,116	6,177	158	1,832	49	21,553
December 2005	11,219	2,054	5,971	156	1,799	49	21,248
January 2006	11,112	1,987	5,944	147	1,755	42	20,987
February 2006	11,169	1,943	5,864	148	1,740	36	20,900
March 2006	11,084	1,895	5,914	146	1,713	41	20,793
April 2006	11,038	1,873	5,899	154	1,705	44	20,713
May 2006	10,985	1,881	5,960	156	1,691	48	20,721
June 2006	10,960	1,876	6,008	158	1,652	54	20,708
July 2006	11,065	1,825	6,054	150	1,595	54	20,743
August 2006	11,147	1,834	6,035	145	1,579	57	20,797
September 2006	11,005	1,825	6,070	148	1,581	59	20,688
October 2006	10,853	1,823	6,103	145	1,575	57	20,556
Average	11,072	1,911	6,000	151	1,685	49	20,867
NOTE:  Effective December 2005, Out-of-Home Placement report methodology has been modified to exclude children in Non Foster Care Placement,
Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized, and Guardian Home in order to reflect the definition of out-of-home care.
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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