COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES                                         DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES                                
FACT SHEET  
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  SEPTEMBER 2007  
(Click on web links to view 12-month data for each category)    
  EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES    
Emergency Response Referral Children Received         
Evaluated Out         1,415  
In-Person Response           12,531  
    Referral Children With Allegation Disposed             4,080    
    Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation       8,451    
Total Referral Children Received during Month             13,946  
               
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE  
Sexual Abuse   891 6.4%   Exploitation   8 0.1%  
Physical Abuse   2,642 18.9%   Caretaker Absence/Incapacity   454 3.3%  
Severe Neglect   150 1.1%   At Risk, Sibling Abuse   2,460 17.6%    
General Neglect   3,990 28.6%   Substantial Risk   2,280 16.3%  
Emotional Abuse   1,071 7.7%   Total     13,946 100.0%      
                     
  IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2007  
  Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)   783      
  Family Maintenance         10,643        
      Under 12 Months       9,442            
      Over 12 Months       1,201            
  Family Reunification         10,113        
      Under 18 Months       9333            
      Over 18 Months       780            
  Permanent Placement         14,297        
  Adoption Services Cases         1,486        
  Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services     37,322        
   
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS   CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT  
Age       Relative/Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home 10,500  
 
     
Birth - 2 Years   6,597 17.7%   Foster Family Home   1,633  
3 - 4 Years     3,776 10.1%   Foster Family Agency Certified Home   6,194  
5 - 9 Years   8,698 23.3%   Small Family Home   131      
10 - 13 Years     7,339 19.7%   Group Home     1,380      
14 - 15 Years     4,415 11.8%   Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes) 43    
16 - 17 Years   4,484 12.0%   Total Out-of-Home Placement 19,881  
18 Years & Older   2,013 5.4%   Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement 202      
Age Total   37,322 100.0%   Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized 1,229    
Gender   Guardian Home 3,020  
Male   18,597 49.8%   Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive  24,332  
Female   18,725 50.2%   Home, and Guardian Home)    
Gender Total   37,322 100.0%   NOTE:  In the above, 2,105 children received D Rate and 830 received F Rate care.  
Ethnicity      
White   4,852 13.0%   FOSTER CARE RESOURCES  
Hispanic   19,553 52.4%    
African American     11,540 30.9%     Homes Beds  
Asian/Pacific Islander     809 2.2%   Foster Homes ** 2,025 4,903    
American Indian/Alaskan Native   198 0.5%   Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)   4,546 13,097    
Filipino     210 0.6%       In Los Angeles County   3,074 8,669      
Other   160 0.4%       Out-of-County   1,472 4,428  
Ethnicity Total   37,322 100.0%   Small Family Homes **   106 252  
  Group Homes *   325 3,961  
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN     In Los Angeles County     240 2,859  
Children Who Ran Away During the Month Not Available     Out-of-County   85 1,102  
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 10/26/07.  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