COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
(November 2007 to October 2008)
	Relative Home	Foster Family Home	Foster Family Agency Certified Home	Small Family Home	Group Home	Other	Total Out-of-Home Placement	Medical Placement	Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized	Guardian Home	* Total Placement
November 2007	10,356	1,586	6,107	129	1,331	44	19,553	197	1,367	2,987	24,104
December 2007	10,184	1,548	5,950	126	1,333	41	19,182	187	1,289	3,053	23,711
January 2008	9,887	1,563	5,924	124	1,309	39	18,846	186	1,283	3,053	23,368
February 2008	9,645	1,526	5,976	121	1,311	49	18,628	183	1,357	3,075	23,243
March 2008	9,571	1,499	5,964	133	1,289	46	18,502	168	1,409	3,059	23,138
April 2008	9,439	1,462	6,010	138	1,265	48	18,362	182	1,398	3,069	23,011
May 2008	9,334	1,469	5,947	139	1,248	49	18,186	187	1,377	3,049	22,799
June 2008	9,113	1,443	5,895	137	1,196	50	17,834	176	1,327	3,184	22,521
July 2008	9,017	1,374	5,910	139	1,170	48	17,658	179	1,338	3,103	22,278
August 2008	8,802	1,366	5,864	135	1,171	51	17,389	185	1,215	3,043	21,832
September 2008	8,726	1,343	5,876	132	1,121	52	17,250	179	1,251	2,994	21,674
October 2008	8,592	1,370	5,878	125	1,060	50	17,075	196	1,253	2,958	21,482
Average	9,389	1,462	5,942	132	1,234	47	18,205	184	1,322	3,052	22,763
* Total Placement includes children in Non Foster Care Placement, Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized, and Guardian Home.
Source: Data are from the Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS) Datamart History Database - A snapshot of active cases in the
caseload at the end of each report month.
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