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.

Will County	1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Will 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	179	113	63.1%	90	15	16.7%	269	128	47.6%
2018	182	116	63.7%	87	13	14.9%	269	129	48.0%
2019	162	99	61.1%	103	26	25.2%	265	125	47.2%
2020	203	124	61.1%	115	24	20.9%	318	148	46.5%
2021	249	146	58.6%	120	26	21.7%	369	172	46.6%
2022	264	168	63.6%	146	48	32.9%	410	216	52.7%
2023	233	156	67.0%	147	64	43.5%	380	220	57.9%
2024*	230	147	63.9%	127	38	29.9%	357	185	51.8%

Will County		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Will 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	91	54	59.3%	60	7	11.7%	151	61	40.4%
	Kinship	88	59	67.0%	30	8	26.7%	118	67	56.8%
	ALL_CHILDREN	179	113	63.1%	90	15	16.7%	269	128	47.6%
2018	Traditional	79	43	54.4%	58	11	19.0%	137	54	39.4%
	Kinship	103	73	70.9%	29	2	6.9%	132	75	56.8%
	ALL_CHILDREN	182	116	63.7%	87	13	14.9%	269	129	48.0%
2019	Traditional	66	38	57.6%	58	12	20.7%	124	50	40.3%
	Kinship	96	61	63.5%	45	14	31.1%	141	75	53.2%
	ALL_CHILDREN	162	99	61.1%	103	26	25.2%	265	125	47.2%
2020	Traditional	80	45	56.3%	55	2	3.6%	135	47	34.8%
	Kinship	123	79	64.2%	60	22	36.7%	183	101	55.2%
	ALL_CHILDREN	203	124	61.1%	115	24	20.9%	318	148	46.5%
2021	Traditional	87	51	58.6%	56	2	3.6%	143	53	37.1%
	Kinship	162	95	58.6%	64	24	37.5%	226	119	52.7%
	ALL_CHILDREN	249	146	58.6%	120	26	21.7%	369	172	46.6%
2022	Traditional	85	55	64.7%	66	7	10.6%	151	62	41.1%
	Kinship	179	113	63.1%	80	41	51.3%	259	154	59.5%
	ALL_CHILDREN	264	168	63.6%	146	48	32.9%	410	216	52.7%
2023	Traditional	79	44	55.7%	41	4	9.8%	120	48	40.0%
	Kinship	154	112	72.7%	106	60	56.6%	260	172	66.2%
	ALL_CHILDREN	233	156	67.0%	147	64	43.5%	380	220	57.9%
2024*	Traditional	71	37	52.1%	43	4	9.3%	114	41	36.0%
	Kinship	159	110	69.2%	84	34	40.5%	243	144	59.3%
	ALL_CHILDREN	230	147	63.9%	127	38	29.9%	357	185	51.8%