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.

Cook North Sub-Region	1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Cook North Sub-Region	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	507	317	62.5%	304	58	19.1%	811	375	46.2%
2018	435	253	58.2%	293	44	15.0%	728	297	40.8%
2019	497	311	62.6%	292	48	16.4%	789	359	45.5%
2020	529	330	62.4%	355	79	22.3%	884	409	46.3%
2021	552	355	64.3%	354	79	22.3%	906	434	47.9%
2022	525	328	62.5%	294	82	27.9%	819	410	50.1%
2023	394	250	63.5%	262	78	29.8%	656	328	50.0%
2024*	371	226	60.9%	228	73	32.0%	599	299	49.9%

Cook North Sub-Region		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Cook North Sub-Region		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	168	87	51.8%	92	6	6.5%	260	93	35.8%
	Kinship	339	230	67.8%	212	52	24.5%	551	282	51.2%
	ALL_CHILDREN	507	317	62.5%	304	58	19.1%	811	375	46.2%
2018	Traditional	135	58	43.0%	110	11	10.0%	245	69	28.2%
	Kinship	300	195	65.0%	183	33	18.0%	483	228	47.2%
	ALL_CHILDREN	435	253	58.2%	293	44	15.0%	728	297	40.8%
2019	Traditional	140	68	48.6%	118	8	6.8%	258	76	29.5%
	Kinship	357	243	68.1%	174	40	23.0%	531	283	53.3%
	ALL_CHILDREN	497	311	62.6%	292	48	16.4%	789	359	45.5%
2020	Traditional	127	64	50.4%	108	10	9.3%	235	74	31.5%
	Kinship	402	266	66.2%	247	69	27.9%	649	335	51.6%
	ALL_CHILDREN	529	330	62.4%	355	79	22.3%	884	409	46.3%
2021	Traditional	125	63	50.4%	99	8	8.1%	224	71	31.7%
	Kinship	427	292	68.4%	255	71	27.8%	682	363	53.2%
	ALL_CHILDREN	552	355	64.3%	354	79	22.3%	906	434	47.9%
2022	Traditional	125	64	51.2%	59	0	0.0%	184	64	34.8%
	Kinship	400	264	66.0%	235	82	34.9%	635	346	54.5%
	ALL_CHILDREN	525	328	62.5%	294	82	27.9%	819	410	50.1%
2023	Traditional	101	52	51.5%	42	0	0.0%	143	52	36.4%
	Kinship	293	198	67.6%	220	78	35.5%	513	276	53.8%
	ALL_CHILDREN	394	250	63.5%	262	78	29.8%	656	328	50.0%
2024*	Traditional	106	51	48.1%	47	4	8.5%	153	55	35.9%
	Kinship	265	175	66.0%	181	69	38.1%	446	244	54.7%
	ALL_CHILDREN	371	226	60.9%	228	73	32.0%	599	299	49.9%