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.

Kane County	1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Kane 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	77	56	72.7%	58	16	27.6%	135	72	53.3%
2018	62	49	79.0%	55	16	29.1%	117	65	55.6%
2019	66	50	75.8%	53	8	15.1%	119	58	48.7%
2020	100	70	70.0%	75	26	34.7%	175	96	54.9%
2021	147	116	78.9%	98	36	36.7%	245	152	62.0%
2022	151	116	76.8%	106	40	37.7%	257	156	60.7%
2023	176	126	71.6%	103	33	32.0%	279	159	57.0%
2024*	163	115	70.6%	110	42	38.2%	273	157	57.5%

Kane County		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Kane 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	26	17	65.4%	10	0	0.0%	36	17	47.2%
	Kinship	51	39	76.5%	48	16	33.3%	99	55	55.6%
	ALL_CHILDREN	77	56	72.7%	58	16	27.6%	135	72	53.3%
2018	Traditional	22	13	59.1%	10	4	40.0%	32	17	53.1%
	Kinship	40	36	90.0%	45	12	26.7%	85	48	56.5%
	ALL_CHILDREN	62	49	79.0%	55	16	29.1%	117	65	55.6%
2019	Traditional	29	20	69.0%	19	4	21.1%	48	24	50.0%
	Kinship	37	30	81.1%	34	4	11.8%	71	34	47.9%
	ALL_CHILDREN	66	50	75.8%	53	8	15.1%	119	58	48.7%
2020	Traditional	35	22	62.9%	24	5	20.8%	59	27	45.8%
	Kinship	65	48	73.8%	51	21	41.2%	116	69	59.5%
	ALL_CHILDREN	100	70	70.0%	75	26	34.7%	175	96	54.9%
2021	Traditional	29	23	79.3%	24	4	16.7%	53	27	50.9%
	Kinship	118	93	78.8%	74	32	43.2%	192	125	65.1%
	ALL_CHILDREN	147	116	78.9%	98	36	36.7%	245	152	62.0%
2022	Traditional	26	19	73.1%	22	4	18.2%	48	23	47.9%
	Kinship	125	97	77.6%	84	36	42.9%	209	133	63.6%
	ALL_CHILDREN	151	116	76.8%	106	40	37.7%	257	156	60.7%
2023	Traditional	41	23	56.1%	20	0	0.0%	61	23	37.7%
	Kinship	135	103	76.3%	83	33	39.8%	218	136	62.4%
	ALL_CHILDREN	176	126	71.6%	103	33	32.0%	279	159	57.0%
2024*	Traditional	39	26	66.7%	20	0	0.0%	59	26	44.1%
	Kinship	124	89	71.8%	90	42	46.7%	214	131	61.2%
	ALL_CHILDREN	163	115	70.6%	110	42	38.2%	273	157	57.5%