CFRC: Data Center: Tables

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Number of Children in Substitute Care at the End of the Year

Definition: Placement types for children in substitute care at the end of the fiscal year. Placement types include home of parents (HMP), kinship foster homes, traditional foster homes, specialized foster homes, emergency shelters or emergency foster care, group homes (GRH), and institutions.

The Kinship Foster Home category includes Delegated Relative Authority (DRA) and Home of Relative (HMR). The Traditional Foster Home category includes Foster Home Boarding DCFS (FHB), Foster Home Indian (FHI), Foster Home Boarding Private Agency (FHP), and Foster Home Adoption (FHA). The Specialized Foster Home category includes Foster Home Specialized (FHS) and Foster Home Treatment (FHT). The Emergency Shelter or Emergency Foster Care category includes Youth Emergency Shelters (YES), Agency Foster Care/Shelter Care, Emergency Shelters Institutions, Emergency Shelters Group Homes, and Emergency Foster Care (EFC). The Institution category includes Detention Facility/Jail (DET), Institution DCFS (ICF), Institution Department of Corrections (IDC), Institution Department of Mental Health (IMH), Institution Private Child Care Facility (IPA), Institution Rehabilitation Services (IRS), and Nursing Care Facility (NCF).

A Note on Totals
The per-year totals for this measure ("ALL CHILDREN") reflect the total numbers of children with valid values for the breakdown being viewed. Since counts may be culled from records missing geographic, demographic or placement type information, totals between breakdowns may not be identical. For example, adding counts for all age groups for a given year may not produce the same result as adding races, since there may be missing races and/or ages in the population.

A Note on Race
If the value of the primary race is Native American/Alaska Native, Asian, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islanders, it was coded as "Other." If the value of primary race was "could not be verified," "unknown," "declined to identify," or missing (null), it was treated as missing and excluded when indicators are reported by race/ethnicity.

The data used to compute this measure come from two Illinois DCFS data systems: the Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS) and the Child and Youth Centered Information System (CYCIS). Both the SACWIS data and the CYCIS data were extracted on December 31, 2023. They were calculated based on the state fiscal year, which spans the 12-month period from July 1 to June 30.

Initial Placement Types

Definition: Initial placement types for children entering substitute care during the year. Initial placement types include home of parents (HMP), kinship foster homes, traditional foster homes, specialized foster homes, emergency shelters or emergency foster care, and group homes or institutions.

The Kinship Foster Home category includes Delegated Relative Authority (DRA) and Home of Relative (HMR). The Traditional Foster Home category includes Foster Home Boarding DCFS (FHB), Foster Home Indian (FHI), Foster Home Boarding Private Agency (FHP), and Foster Home Adoption (FHA). The Specialized Foster Home category includes Foster Home Specialized (FHS) and Foster Home Treatment (FHT). The Emergency Shelter or Emergency Foster Care category includes Youth Emergency Shelters (YES), Agency Foster Care/Shelter Care, Emergency Shelters Institutions, Emergency Shelters Group Homes, and Emergency Foster Care (EFC). The Group Home or Institution category includes Group Home (GRH), Detention Facility/Jail (DET), Institution DCFS (ICF), Institution Department of Corrections (IDC), Institution Department of Mental Health (IMH), Institution Private Child Care Facility (IPA), Institution Rehabilitation Services (IRS), and Nursing Care Facility (NCF).

Exclusions
Children who enter care and stay 7 days or fewer are excluded.

A Note on Totals
The per-year totals for this measure ("ALL CHILDREN") reflect the total numbers of children with valid values for the breakdown being viewed. Since counts may be culled from records missing geographic, demographic or placement type information, totals between breakdowns may not be identical. For example, adding counts for all age groups for a given year may not produce the same result as adding races, since there may be missing races and/or ages in the population.

A Note on Race
If the value of the primary race is Native American/Alaska Native, Asian, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islanders, it was coded as "Other." If the value of primary race was "could not be verified," "unknown," "declined to identify," or missing (null), it was treated as missing and excluded when indicators are reported by race/ethnicity.

The data used to compute this measure come from two Illinois DCFS data systems: the Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS) and the Child and Youth Centered Information System (CYCIS). Both the SACWIS data and the CYCIS data were extracted on December 31, 2023. They were calculated based on the state fiscal year, which spans the 12-month period from July 1 to June 30.

De Kalb County	1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
De Kalb County	Children with this # of Sibs	Placed with All Sibs	%	Children with this # of Sibs	Placed with All Sibs	%	Total Children	Placed with All Sibs	%
2017	38	31	81.6%	17	4	23.5%	55	35	63.6%
2018	50	37	74.0%	11	4	36.4%	61	41	67.2%
2019	34	19	55.9%	13	4	30.8%	47	23	48.9%
2020	43	32	74.4%	21	9	42.9%	64	41	64.1%
2021	44	31	70.5%	15	5	33.3%	59	36	61.0%
2022	53	37	69.8%	18	8	44.4%	71	45	63.4%
2023	54	37	68.5%	12	0	0.0%	66	37	56.1%
2024*	58	42	72.4%	16	5	31.3%	74	47	63.5%

De Kalb County		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
De Kalb County		Children with this # of Sibs	Placed with All Sibs	%	Children with this # of Sibs	Placed with All Sibs	%	Total Children	Placed with All Sibs	%
2017	Traditional	15	14	93.3%	4	0	0.0%	19	14	73.7%
	Kinship	23	17	73.9%	13	4	30.8%	36	21	58.3%
	ALL_CHILDREN	38	31	81.6%	17	4	23.5%	55	35	63.6%
2018	Traditional	16	9	56.3%	2	0	0.0%	18	9	50.0%
	Kinship	34	28	82.4%	9	4	44.4%	43	32	74.4%
	ALL_CHILDREN	50	37	74.0%	11	4	36.4%	61	41	67.2%
2019	Traditional	13	6	46.2%	1	0	0.0%	14	6	42.9%
	Kinship	21	13	61.9%	12	4	33.3%	33	17	51.5%
	ALL_CHILDREN	34	19	55.9%	13	4	30.8%	47	23	48.9%
2020	Traditional	16	11	68.8%	5	0	0.0%	21	11	52.4%
	Kinship	27	21	77.8%	16	9	56.3%	43	30	69.8%
	ALL_CHILDREN	43	32	74.4%	21	9	42.9%	64	41	64.1%
2021	Traditional	18	12	66.7%	2	0	0.0%	20	12	60.0%
	Kinship	26	19	73.1%	13	5	38.5%	39	24	61.5%
	ALL_CHILDREN	44	31	70.5%	15	5	33.3%	59	36	61.0%
2022	Traditional	22	15	68.2%	4	4	100.0%	26	19	73.1%
	Kinship	31	22	71.0%	14	4	28.6%	45	26	57.8%
	ALL_CHILDREN	53	37	69.8%	18	8	44.4%	71	45	63.4%
2023	Traditional	20	13	65.0%	4	0	0.0%	24	13	54.2%
	Kinship	34	24	70.6%	8	0	0.0%	42	24	57.1%
	ALL_CHILDREN	54	37	68.5%	12	0	0.0%	66	37	56.1%
2024*	Traditional	21	17	81.0%	5	0	0.0%	26	17	65.4%
	Kinship	37	25	67.6%	11	5	45.5%	48	30	62.5%
	ALL_CHILDREN	58	42	72.4%	16	5	31.3%	74	47	63.5%