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.

Mercer County	1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Mercer 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	13	11	84.6%	1	0	0.0%	14	11	78.6%
2018	18	15	83.3%	0	-	-	18	15	83.3%
2019	9	9	100.0%	2	0	0.0%	11	9	81.8%
2020	18	15	83.3%	5	0	0.0%	23	15	65.2%
2021	22	18	81.8%	9	4	44.4%	31	22	71.0%
2022	13	11	84.6%	10	0	0.0%	23	11	47.8%
2023	23	17	73.9%	6	0	0.0%	29	17	58.6%
2024*	21	17	81.0%	3	0	0.0%	24	17	70.8%

Mercer County		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Mercer 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	4	2	50.0%	0	-	-	4	2	50.0%
	Kinship	9	9	100.0%	1	0	0.0%	10	9	90.0%
	ALL_CHILDREN	13	11	84.6%	1	0	0.0%	14	11	78.6%
2018	Traditional	3	3	100.0%	0	-	-	3	3	100.0%
	Kinship	15	12	80.0%	0	-	-	15	12	80.0%
	ALL_CHILDREN	18	15	83.3%	0	-	-	18	15	83.3%
2019	Traditional	2	2	100.0%	2	0	0.0%	4	2	50.0%
	Kinship	7	7	100.0%	0	-	-	7	7	100.0%
	ALL_CHILDREN	9	9	100.0%	2	0	0.0%	11	9	81.8%
2020	Traditional	7	5	71.4%	5	0	0.0%	12	5	41.7%
	Kinship	11	10	90.9%	0	-	-	11	10	90.9%
	ALL_CHILDREN	18	15	83.3%	5	0	0.0%	23	15	65.2%
2021	Traditional	13	9	69.2%	5	0	0.0%	18	9	50.0%
	Kinship	9	9	100.0%	4	4	100.0%	13	13	100.0%
	ALL_CHILDREN	22	18	81.8%	9	4	44.4%	31	22	71.0%
2022	Traditional	5	4	80.0%	5	0	0.0%	10	4	40.0%
	Kinship	8	7	87.5%	5	0	0.0%	13	7	53.8%
	ALL_CHILDREN	13	11	84.6%	10	0	0.0%	23	11	47.8%
2023	Traditional	9	7	77.8%	2	0	0.0%	11	7	63.6%
	Kinship	14	10	71.4%	4	0	0.0%	18	10	55.6%
	ALL_CHILDREN	23	17	73.9%	6	0	0.0%	29	17	58.6%
2024*	Traditional	9	7	77.8%	2	0	0.0%	11	7	63.6%
	Kinship	12	10	83.3%	1	0	0.0%	13	10	76.9%
	ALL_CHILDREN	21	17	81.0%	3	0	0.0%	24	17	70.8%