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