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 Central Sub-Region	1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Cook Central 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	476	297	62.4%	334	97	29.0%	810	394	48.6%
2018	438	282	64.4%	336	85	25.3%	774	367	47.4%
2019	433	265	61.2%	342	70	20.5%	775	335	43.2%
2020	592	365	61.7%	359	75	20.9%	951	440	46.3%
2021	646	400	61.9%	374	87	23.3%	1,020	487	47.7%
2022	674	395	58.6%	352	78	22.2%	1,026	473	46.1%
2023	620	337	54.4%	384	77	20.1%	1,004	414	41.2%
2024*	598	330	55.2%	352	90	25.6%	950	420	44.2%

Cook Central Sub-Region		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Cook Central 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	79	47.0%	116	9	7.8%	284	88	31.0%
	Kinship	308	218	70.8%	218	88	40.4%	526	306	58.2%
	ALL_CHILDREN	476	297	62.4%	334	97	29.0%	810	394	48.6%
2018	Traditional	151	89	58.9%	111	6	5.4%	262	95	36.3%
	Kinship	287	193	67.2%	225	79	35.1%	512	272	53.1%
	ALL_CHILDREN	438	282	64.4%	336	85	25.3%	774	367	47.4%
2019	Traditional	122	71	58.2%	100	4	4.0%	222	75	33.8%
	Kinship	311	194	62.4%	242	66	27.3%	553	260	47.0%
	ALL_CHILDREN	433	265	61.2%	342	70	20.5%	775	335	43.2%
2020	Traditional	139	66	47.5%	98	0	0.0%	237	66	27.8%
	Kinship	453	299	66.0%	261	75	28.7%	714	374	52.4%
	ALL_CHILDREN	592	365	61.7%	359	75	20.9%	951	440	46.3%
2021	Traditional	164	82	50.0%	92	8	8.7%	256	90	35.2%
	Kinship	482	318	66.0%	282	79	28.0%	764	397	52.0%
	ALL_CHILDREN	646	400	61.9%	374	87	23.3%	1,020	487	47.7%
2022	Traditional	179	88	49.2%	81	2	2.5%	260	90	34.6%
	Kinship	495	307	62.0%	271	76	28.0%	766	383	50.0%
	ALL_CHILDREN	674	395	58.6%	352	78	22.2%	1,026	473	46.1%
2023	Traditional	183	79	43.2%	95	6	6.3%	278	85	30.6%
	Kinship	437	258	59.0%	289	71	24.6%	726	329	45.3%
	ALL_CHILDREN	620	337	54.4%	384	77	20.1%	1,004	414	41.2%
2024*	Traditional	182	72	39.6%	83	0	0.0%	265	72	27.2%
	Kinship	416	258	62.0%	269	90	33.5%	685	348	50.8%
	ALL_CHILDREN	598	330	55.2%	352	90	25.6%	950	420	44.2%