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.

Williamson County	1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Williamson 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	87	54	62.1%	40	21	52.5%	127	75	59.1%
2018	103	75	72.8%	37	17	45.9%	140	92	65.7%
2019	113	89	78.8%	43	12	27.9%	156	101	64.7%
2020	121	78	64.5%	47	16	34.0%	168	94	56.0%
2021	100	70	70.0%	30	6	20.0%	130	76	58.5%
2022	102	57	55.9%	26	4	15.4%	128	61	47.7%
2023	63	33	52.4%	25	4	16.0%	88	37	42.0%
2024*	63	30	47.6%	28	4	14.3%	91	34	37.4%

Williamson County		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Williamson 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	28	14	50.0%	14	4	28.6%	42	18	42.9%
	Kinship	59	40	67.8%	26	17	65.4%	85	57	67.1%
	ALL_CHILDREN	87	54	62.1%	40	21	52.5%	127	75	59.1%
2018	Traditional	24	12	50.0%	9	0	0.0%	33	12	36.4%
	Kinship	79	63	79.7%	28	17	60.7%	107	80	74.8%
	ALL_CHILDREN	103	75	72.8%	37	17	45.9%	140	92	65.7%
2019	Traditional	22	13	59.1%	6	0	0.0%	28	13	46.4%
	Kinship	91	76	83.5%	37	12	32.4%	128	88	68.8%
	ALL_CHILDREN	113	89	78.8%	43	12	27.9%	156	101	64.7%
2020	Traditional	36	16	44.4%	12	0	0.0%	48	16	33.3%
	Kinship	85	62	72.9%	35	16	45.7%	120	78	65.0%
	ALL_CHILDREN	121	78	64.5%	47	16	34.0%	168	94	56.0%
2021	Traditional	16	6	37.5%	11	2	18.2%	27	8	29.6%
	Kinship	84	64	76.2%	19	4	21.1%	103	68	66.0%
	ALL_CHILDREN	100	70	70.0%	30	6	20.0%	130	76	58.5%
2022	Traditional	34	13	38.2%	5	0	0.0%	39	13	33.3%
	Kinship	68	44	64.7%	21	4	19.0%	89	48	53.9%
	ALL_CHILDREN	102	57	55.9%	26	4	15.4%	128	61	47.7%
2023	Traditional	19	5	26.3%	8	0	0.0%	27	5	18.5%
	Kinship	44	28	63.6%	17	4	23.5%	61	32	52.5%
	ALL_CHILDREN	63	33	52.4%	25	4	16.0%	88	37	42.0%
2024*	Traditional	17	4	23.5%	9	0	0.0%	26	4	15.4%
	Kinship	46	26	56.5%	19	4	21.1%	65	30	46.2%
	ALL_CHILDREN	63	30	47.6%	28	4	14.3%	91	34	37.4%