COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  FEBRUARY 2007
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES
Emergency Response Referral Children Received
Evaluated Out												1,295
In-Person Response												11,388
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											3,804
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											7,584
Total Referral Children Received during Month												12,683
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			855	6.7%		Exploitation					5	0.0%
Physical Abuse			2,439	19.2%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					465	3.7%
Severe Neglect			149	1.2%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					2,478	19.5%
General Neglect			3,237	25.5%		Substantial Risk					2,216	17.5%
Emotional Abuse			839	6.6%		Total					12,683	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2007
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)								1,007
	Family Maintenance								10,688
	Under 12 Months						9,453
	Over 12 Months						1,235
	Family Reunification								9,758
	Under 18 Months						9,080
	Over 18 Months						678
	Permanent Placement								14,840
	Adoption Services Cases								1,819
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services								38,112
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS						CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
Age						Relative/Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home						10,920
Birth - 2 Years			6,499	17.1%		Foster Family Home						1,767
3 - 4 Years			3,656	9.6%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						6,100
5 - 9 Years			8,883	23.3%		Small Family Home						138
10 - 13 Years			7,810	20.5%		Group Home						1,506
14 - 15 Years			4,697	12.3%		Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes)						52
16 - 17 Years			4,640	12.2%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						20,483
18 Years & Older			1,927	5.1%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						193
Age Total			38,112	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						1,207
Gender						Guardian Home						3,227
Male			18,942	49.7%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						25,110
Female			19,170	50.3%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			38,112	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 2,366 children received D Rate and 912 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			5,123	13.4%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			19,406	50.9%
African American			12,109	31.8%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			921	2.4%		Foster Homes **					2,341	5,703
American Indian/Alaskan Native			207	0.5%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					4,577	12,725
Filipino			215	0.6%		In Los Angeles County					3,077	8,369
Other			131	0.3%		Out-of-County					1,500	4,356
Ethnicity Total			38,112	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					111	270
						Group Homes *					334	4,050
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					233	2,848
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			77			Out-of-County					101	1,202
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 04/16/07.  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