COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  SEPTEMBER 2008
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES
Emergency Response Referral Children Received
Evaluated Out												1,687
In-Person Response												12,737
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											4,423
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											8,314
Total Referral Children Received during Month												14,424
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			1,297	9.0%		Exploitation					8	0.1%
Physical Abuse			3,181	22.1%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					409	2.8%
Severe Neglect			188	1.3%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					3,240	22.5%
General Neglect			4,465	31.0%		Substantial Risk					377	2.6%
Emotional Abuse			1,259	8.7%		Total					14,424	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)								694
	Family Maintenance								10,598
	Under 12 Months						9,579
	Over 12 Months						1,019
	Family Reunification								8,684
	Under 18 Months						8,098
	Over 18 Months						586
	Permanent Placement								12,677
	Adoption Services Cases								1,395
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services								34,048
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS						CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
Age						Relative/Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home						8,726
Birth - 2 Years			6,182	18.2%		Foster Family Home						1,343
3 - 4 Years			3,643	10.7%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						5,876
5 - 9 Years			7,995	23.5%		Small Family Home						132
10 - 13 Years			6,425	18.9%		Group Home						1,121
14 - 15 Years			3,915	11.5%		Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes)						52
16 - 17 Years			4,069	12.0%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						17,250
18 Years & Older			1,819	5.3%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						179
Age Total			34,048	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						1,251
Gender						Guardian Home						2,994
Male			16,941	49.8%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						21,674
Female			17,107	50.2%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			34,048	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 1,788 children received D Rate and 592 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			4,212	12.4%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			18,300	53.7%
African American			10,343	30.4%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			747	2.2%		Foster Homes **					1,482	3,619
American Indian/Alaskan Native			155	0.5%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					4,439	13,121
Filipino			195	0.6%		In Los Angeles County					3,002	8,749
Other			96	0.3%		Out-of-County					1,437	4,372
Ethnicity Total			34,048	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					106	251
						Group Homes *					289	3,556
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					202	2,466
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			65			Out-of-County					87	1,090
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month			4
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 11/17/2008.  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