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.

Lake County	1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Lake 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	100	72	72.0%	52	5	9.6%	152	77	50.7%
2018	94	67	71.3%	87	17	19.5%	181	84	46.4%
2019	120	84	70.0%	91	16	17.6%	211	100	47.4%
2020	150	112	74.7%	81	12	14.8%	231	124	53.7%
2021	171	124	72.5%	103	29	28.2%	274	153	55.8%
2022	185	108	58.4%	78	28	35.9%	263	136	51.7%
2023	182	130	71.4%	91	24	26.4%	273	154	56.4%
2024*	180	123	68.3%	69	8	11.6%	249	131	52.6%

Lake County		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Lake 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	40	28	70.0%	28	0	0.0%	68	28	41.2%
	Kinship	60	44	73.3%	24	5	20.8%	84	49	58.3%
	ALL_CHILDREN	100	72	72.0%	52	5	9.6%	152	77	50.7%
2018	Traditional	37	24	64.9%	33	0	0.0%	70	24	34.3%
	Kinship	57	43	75.4%	54	17	31.5%	111	60	54.1%
	ALL_CHILDREN	94	67	71.3%	87	17	19.5%	181	84	46.4%
2019	Traditional	29	16	55.2%	29	0	0.0%	58	16	27.6%
	Kinship	91	68	74.7%	62	16	25.8%	153	84	54.9%
	ALL_CHILDREN	120	84	70.0%	91	16	17.6%	211	100	47.4%
2020	Traditional	27	18	66.7%	25	0	0.0%	52	18	34.6%
	Kinship	123	94	76.4%	56	12	21.4%	179	106	59.2%
	ALL_CHILDREN	150	112	74.7%	81	12	14.8%	231	124	53.7%
2021	Traditional	46	28	60.9%	31	0	0.0%	77	28	36.4%
	Kinship	125	96	76.8%	72	29	40.3%	197	125	63.5%
	ALL_CHILDREN	171	124	72.5%	103	29	28.2%	274	153	55.8%
2022	Traditional	49	21	42.9%	24	0	0.0%	73	21	28.8%
	Kinship	136	87	64.0%	54	28	51.9%	190	115	60.5%
	ALL_CHILDREN	185	108	58.4%	78	28	35.9%	263	136	51.7%
2023	Traditional	46	27	58.7%	21	0	0.0%	67	27	40.3%
	Kinship	136	103	75.7%	70	24	34.3%	206	127	61.7%
	ALL_CHILDREN	182	130	71.4%	91	24	26.4%	273	154	56.4%
2024*	Traditional	45	23	51.1%	20	0	0.0%	65	23	35.4%
	Kinship	135	100	74.1%	49	8	16.3%	184	108	58.7%
	ALL_CHILDREN	180	123	68.3%	69	8	11.6%	249	131	52.6%