268 Children Who Passed Through L.A. County's Child Welfare Program Died In Past 18 Months

268 Children Who Passed Through L.A. County's Child Welfare Program Died In Past 18 Months

At least 268 children who had passed through the child welfare system died from January 2008 through early August, according to internal county records obtained by The Times. They show that 213 were by unnatural or undetermined causes, including 76 homicides, 35 accidents and 16 suicides.