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 South Sub-Region	1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Cook South 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	548	320	58.4%	301	72	23.9%	849	392	46.2%
2018	602	367	61.0%	286	68	23.8%	888	435	49.0%
2019	528	304	57.6%	282	77	27.3%	810	381	47.0%
2020	609	370	60.8%	385	113	29.4%	994	483	48.6%
2021	657	424	64.5%	421	110	26.1%	1,078	534	49.5%
2022	589	391	66.4%	405	107	26.4%	994	498	50.1%
2023	522	311	59.6%	347	85	24.5%	869	396	45.6%
2024*	533	332	62.3%	345	76	22.0%	878	408	46.5%

Cook South Sub-Region		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Cook South 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	195	100	51.3%	115	13	11.3%	310	113	36.5%
	Kinship	353	220	62.3%	186	59	31.7%	539	279	51.8%
	ALL_CHILDREN	548	320	58.4%	301	72	23.9%	849	392	46.2%
2018	Traditional	197	104	52.8%	91	15	16.5%	288	119	41.3%
	Kinship	405	263	64.9%	195	53	27.2%	600	316	52.7%
	ALL_CHILDREN	602	367	61.0%	286	68	23.8%	888	435	49.0%
2019	Traditional	164	80	48.8%	81	9	11.1%	245	89	36.3%
	Kinship	364	224	61.5%	201	68	33.8%	565	292	51.7%
	ALL_CHILDREN	528	304	57.6%	282	77	27.3%	810	381	47.0%
2020	Traditional	164	85	51.8%	106	6	5.7%	270	91	33.7%
	Kinship	445	285	64.0%	279	107	38.4%	724	392	54.1%
	ALL_CHILDREN	609	370	60.8%	385	113	29.4%	994	483	48.6%
2021	Traditional	162	74	45.7%	121	12	9.9%	283	86	30.4%
	Kinship	495	350	70.7%	300	98	32.7%	795	448	56.4%
	ALL_CHILDREN	657	424	64.5%	421	110	26.1%	1,078	534	49.5%
2022	Traditional	176	87	49.4%	118	12	10.2%	294	99	33.7%
	Kinship	413	304	73.6%	287	95	33.1%	700	399	57.0%
	ALL_CHILDREN	589	391	66.4%	405	107	26.4%	994	498	50.1%
2023	Traditional	149	67	45.0%	87	12	13.8%	236	79	33.5%
	Kinship	373	244	65.4%	260	73	28.1%	633	317	50.1%
	ALL_CHILDREN	522	311	59.6%	347	85	24.5%	869	396	45.6%
2024*	Traditional	136	59	43.4%	84	12	14.3%	220	71	32.3%
	Kinship	397	273	68.8%	261	64	24.5%	658	337	51.2%
	ALL_CHILDREN	533	332	62.3%	345	76	22.0%	878	408	46.5%