COUNTY OF
LOS ANGELES |
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DEPARTMENT OF
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES |
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FACT SHEET |
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CHILD WELFARE
SERVICES - SEPTEMBER 2007 |
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(Click on web
links to view 12-month data for each category) |
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES |
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Emergency Response
Referral Children Received |
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Evaluated Out |
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1,415 |
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In-Person Response |
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12,531 |
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Referral Children With Allegation
Disposed |
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4,080 |
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Referral Children With Allegation
Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation |
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8,451 |
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Total Referral Children Received during
Month |
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13,946 |
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REFERRAL CHILDREN
RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE |
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Sexual Abuse |
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891 |
6.4% |
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Exploitation |
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8 |
0.1% |
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Physical Abuse |
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2,642 |
18.9% |
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Caretaker
Absence/Incapacity |
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454 |
3.3% |
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Severe Neglect |
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150 |
1.1% |
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At Risk, Sibling Abuse |
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2,460 |
17.6% |
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General Neglect |
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3,990 |
28.6% |
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Substantial Risk |
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2,280 |
16.3% |
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Emotional Abuse |
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1,071 |
7.7% |
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Total |
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13,946 |
100.0% |
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IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD
(CHILDREN) AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 |
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Emergency
Response (Open Services Cases) |
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783 |
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Family
Maintenance |
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10,643 |
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Under 12
Months |
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9,442 |
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Over 12
Months |
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1,201 |
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Family Reunification |
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10,113 |
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Under 18
Months |
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9333 |
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Over 18
Months |
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780 |
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Permanent Placement |
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14,297 |
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Adoption Services Cases |
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1,486 |
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Total
Children Receiving Child Welfare Services |
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37,322 |
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CHILD
CHARACTERISTICS |
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CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT |
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Age |
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Relative/Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home |
10,500 |
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Birth
- 2 Years |
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6,597 |
17.7% |
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Foster
Family Home |
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1,633 |
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3 -
4 Years |
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3,776 |
10.1% |
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Foster
Family Agency Certified Home |
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6,194 |
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5 -
9 Years |
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8,698 |
23.3% |
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Small
Family Home |
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131 |
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10 -
13 Years |
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7,339 |
19.7% |
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Group Home |
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1,380 |
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14 -
15 Years |
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4,415 |
11.8% |
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Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes) |
43 |
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16 -
17 Years |
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4,484 |
12.0% |
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Total
Out-of-Home Placement |
19,881 |
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18
Years & Older |
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2,013 |
5.4% |
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Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement |
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202 |
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Age Total |
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37,322 |
100.0% |
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Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized |
1,229 |
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Gender |
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Guardian
Home |
3,020 |
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Male |
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18,597 |
49.8% |
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Total Placement (Includes
NFC Placement, Adoptive |
24,332 |
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Female |
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18,725 |
50.2% |
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Home, and Guardian Home) |
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Gender Total |
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37,322 |
100.0% |
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NOTE: In the
above, 2,105 children received D Rate and 830 received F Rate care. |
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Ethnicity |
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White |
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4,852 |
13.0% |
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FOSTER CARE RESOURCES |
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Hispanic |
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19,553 |
52.4% |
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African American |
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11,540 |
30.9% |
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Homes |
Beds |
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Asian/Pacific
Islander |
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809 |
2.2% |
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Foster Homes ** |
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2,025 |
4,903 |
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American Indian/Alaskan Native |
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198 |
0.5% |
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Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report) |
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4,546 |
13,097 |
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Filipino |
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210 |
0.6% |
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In Los
Angeles County |
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3,074 |
8,669 |
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Other |
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160 |
0.4% |
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Out-of-County |
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1,472 |
4,428 |
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Ethnicity Total |
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37,322 |
100.0% |
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Small Family Homes ** |
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252 |
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Group Homes * |
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325 |
3,961 |
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RUNAWAY AND
ABDUCTED CHILDREN |
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In Los
Angeles County |
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240 |
2,859 |
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Children Who Ran Away During the Month |
Not Available |
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Out-of-County |
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85 |
1,102 |
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Children Who Were Abducted During the Month |
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3 |
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NOTE: Data extracted from DCFS Abducted and
Runaway Kids System (ARKS) |
* Data are being tracked by DCFS Group Home Resource
Development and Support Section. |
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on 10/26/07. Counts reflect data as of the date when
data were extracted. |
** Excluded licensed homes on hold. |
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A child is counted once during
the report month. |
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Source: Data are from the Child Welfare
Services/Case Management |
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System (CWS/CMS) Datamart
History Table, unless stated otherwise. |
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Prepared by: BIS
Information Technology Services Division - Statistics Section |
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