COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  OCTOBER 2008
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES
Emergency Response Referral Children Received
Evaluated Out												1,763
In-Person Response												13,268
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											4,976
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											8,292
Total Referral Children Received during Month												15,031
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			1,398	9.3%		Exploitation					4	0.0%
Physical Abuse			3,546	23.6%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					293	1.9%
Severe Neglect			194	1.3%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					3,588	23.9%
General Neglect			4,270	28.4%		Substantial Risk					296	2.0%
Emotional Abuse			1,442	9.6%		Total					15,031	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2008
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)								681
	Family Maintenance								10,641
	Under 12 Months						9,588
	Over 12 Months						1,053
	Family Reunification								8,602
	Under 18 Months						8,096
	Over 18 Months						506
	Permanent Placement								12,533
	Adoption Services Cases								1,394
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services								33,851
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS						CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
Age						Relative/Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home						8,592
Birth - 2 Years			6,133	18.1%		Foster Family Home						1,370
3 - 4 Years			3,591	10.6%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						5,878
5 - 9 Years			7,945	23.5%		Small Family Home						125
10 - 13 Years			6,414	18.9%		Group Home						1,060
14 - 15 Years			3,917	11.6%		Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes)						50
16 - 17 Years			4,064	12.0%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						17,075
18 Years & Older			1,787	5.3%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						196
Age Total			33,851	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						1,253
Gender						Guardian Home						2,958
Male			16,822	49.7%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						21,482
Female			17,029	50.3%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			33,851	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 1,763 children received D Rate and 568 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			4,063	12.0%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			18,476	54.6%
African American			10,180	30.1%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			715	2.1%		Foster Homes **					1,467	3,573
American Indian/Alaskan Native			143	0.4%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					4,418	12,940
Filipino			187	0.6%		In Los Angeles County					2,978	8,584
Other			87	0.3%		Out-of-County					1,440	4,356
Ethnicity Total			33,851	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					103	238
						Group Homes *					289	3,556
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					202	2,466
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			70			Out-of-County					87	1,090
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 12/16/2008.  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