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.

Rockford Sub-Region	1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Rockford 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	447	337	75.4%	202	49	24.3%	649	386	59.5%
2018	413	297	71.9%	184	43	23.4%	597	340	57.0%
2019	418	271	64.8%	175	45	25.7%	593	316	53.3%
2020	440	290	65.9%	194	47	24.2%	634	337	53.2%
2021	474	314	66.2%	187	49	26.2%	661	363	54.9%
2022	375	248	66.1%	212	73	34.4%	587	321	54.7%
2023	386	258	66.8%	159	37	23.3%	545	295	54.1%
2024*	382	263	68.8%	148	40	27.0%	530	303	57.2%

Rockford Sub-Region		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Rockford 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	130	99	76.2%	65	5	7.7%	195	104	53.3%
	Kinship	317	238	75.1%	137	44	32.1%	454	282	62.1%
	ALL_CHILDREN	447	337	75.4%	202	49	24.3%	649	386	59.5%
2018	Traditional	101	66	65.3%	71	10	14.1%	172	76	44.2%
	Kinship	312	231	74.0%	113	33	29.2%	425	264	62.1%
	ALL_CHILDREN	413	297	71.9%	184	43	23.4%	597	340	57.0%
2019	Traditional	95	51	53.7%	52	4	7.7%	147	55	37.4%
	Kinship	323	220	68.1%	123	41	33.3%	446	261	58.5%
	ALL_CHILDREN	418	271	64.8%	175	45	25.7%	593	316	53.3%
2020	Traditional	106	62	58.5%	71	5	7.0%	177	67	37.9%
	Kinship	334	228	68.3%	123	42	34.1%	457	270	59.1%
	ALL_CHILDREN	440	290	65.9%	194	47	24.2%	634	337	53.2%
2021	Traditional	94	55	58.5%	59	4	6.8%	153	59	38.6%
	Kinship	380	259	68.2%	128	45	35.2%	508	304	59.8%
	ALL_CHILDREN	474	314	66.2%	187	49	26.2%	661	363	54.9%
2022	Traditional	78	41	52.6%	70	20	28.6%	148	61	41.2%
	Kinship	297	207	69.7%	142	53	37.3%	439	260	59.2%
	ALL_CHILDREN	375	248	66.1%	212	73	34.4%	587	321	54.7%
2023	Traditional	100	56	56.0%	56	3	5.4%	156	59	37.8%
	Kinship	286	202	70.6%	103	34	33.0%	389	236	60.7%
	ALL_CHILDREN	386	258	66.8%	159	37	23.3%	545	295	54.1%
2024*	Traditional	101	56	55.4%	47	2	4.3%	148	58	39.2%
	Kinship	281	207	73.7%	101	38	37.6%	382	245	64.1%
	ALL_CHILDREN	382	263	68.8%	148	40	27.0%	530	303	57.2%