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.

Du Page County	1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Du Page 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	89	54	60.7%	56	10	17.9%	145	64	44.1%
2018	78	49	62.8%	50	6	12.0%	128	55	43.0%
2019	84	48	57.1%	44	4	9.1%	128	52	40.6%
2020	104	65	62.5%	66	21	31.8%	170	86	50.6%
2021	154	104	67.5%	60	12	20.0%	214	116	54.2%
2022	154	117	76.0%	74	17	23.0%	228	134	58.8%
2023	143	99	69.2%	58	12	20.7%	201	111	55.2%
2024*	126	78	61.9%	58	16	27.6%	184	94	51.1%

Du Page County		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Du Page 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	54	34	63.0%	30	1	3.3%	84	35	41.7%
	Kinship	35	20	57.1%	26	9	34.6%	61	29	47.5%
	ALL_CHILDREN	89	54	60.7%	56	10	17.9%	145	64	44.1%
2018	Traditional	43	26	60.5%	20	0	0.0%	63	26	41.3%
	Kinship	35	23	65.7%	30	6	20.0%	65	29	44.6%
	ALL_CHILDREN	78	49	62.8%	50	6	12.0%	128	55	43.0%
2019	Traditional	42	22	52.4%	23	0	0.0%	65	22	33.8%
	Kinship	42	26	61.9%	21	4	19.0%	63	30	47.6%
	ALL_CHILDREN	84	48	57.1%	44	4	9.1%	128	52	40.6%
2020	Traditional	44	25	56.8%	24	0	0.0%	68	25	36.8%
	Kinship	60	40	66.7%	42	21	50.0%	102	61	59.8%
	ALL_CHILDREN	104	65	62.5%	66	21	31.8%	170	86	50.6%
2021	Traditional	66	38	57.6%	23	0	0.0%	89	38	42.7%
	Kinship	88	66	75.0%	37	12	32.4%	125	78	62.4%
	ALL_CHILDREN	154	104	67.5%	60	12	20.0%	214	116	54.2%
2022	Traditional	69	47	68.1%	23	0	0.0%	92	47	51.1%
	Kinship	85	70	82.4%	51	17	33.3%	136	87	64.0%
	ALL_CHILDREN	154	117	76.0%	74	17	23.0%	228	134	58.8%
2023	Traditional	60	33	55.0%	23	0	0.0%	83	33	39.8%
	Kinship	83	66	79.5%	35	12	34.3%	118	78	66.1%
	ALL_CHILDREN	143	99	69.2%	58	12	20.7%	201	111	55.2%
2024*	Traditional	54	32	59.3%	25	4	16.0%	79	36	45.6%
	Kinship	72	46	63.9%	33	12	36.4%	105	58	55.2%
	ALL_CHILDREN	126	78	61.9%	58	16	27.6%	184	94	51.1%