COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  SEPTEMBER 2006
(Click on web links to view 12-month data for each category)
EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES
Emergency Response Referral Children Received
Evaluated Out												1,350
In-Person Response												12,025
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											4,196
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											7,829
Total Referral Children Received during Month												13,375
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			903	6.8%		Exploitation					14	0.1%
Physical Abuse			2,467	18.4%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					504	3.8%
Severe Neglect			156	1.2%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					2,309	17.3%
General Neglect			3,749	28.0%		Substantial Risk					2,224	16.6%
Emotional Abuse			1,049	7.8%		Total					13,375	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2006
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)								1,050
	Family Maintenance								10,642
	Under 12 Months						9,269
	Over 12 Months						1,373
	Family Reunification								9,415
	Under 18 Months						8,706
	Over 18 Months						709
	Permanent Placement								15,125
	Adoptions								2,009
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services								38,241
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS						CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
Age						Relative/Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home						11,005
Birth - 2 Years			6,360	16.6%		Foster Family Home						1,825
3 - 4 Years			3,652	9.5%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						6,070
5 - 9 Years			8,901	23.3%		Small Family Home						148
10 - 13 Years			8,031	21.0%		Group Home						1,581
14 - 15 Years			4,758	12.4%		Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes)						59
16 - 17 Years			4,613	12.1%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						20,688
18 Years & Older			1,926	5.0%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						190
Age Total			38,241	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						1,231
Gender						Guardian Home						3,274
Male			18,976	49.6%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						25,383
Female			19,265	50.4%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			38,241	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 2,454 children received D Rate and 982 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			5,126	13.4%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			19,267	50.4%
African American			12,377	32.4%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			918	2.4%		Foster Homes					3,246	7,700
American Indian/Alaskan Native			197	0.5%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					4,561	12,712
Filipino			196	0.5%		In Los Angeles County					3,081	8,379
Other			160	0.4%		Out-of-County					1,480	4,333
Ethnicity Total			38,241	100.0%		Small Family Homes					151	430
						Group Homes*					350	4,149
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					246	2,927
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			70			Out-of-County					104	1,222
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month				11
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.
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