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.

East St Louis Sub-Region	1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
East St Louis 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	450	305	67.8%	190	38	20.0%	640	343	53.6%
2018	540	353	65.4%	241	47	19.5%	781	400	51.2%
2019	641	415	64.7%	311	74	23.8%	952	489	51.4%
2020	691	478	69.2%	329	82	24.9%	1,020	560	54.9%
2021	773	528	68.3%	351	121	34.5%	1,124	649	57.7%
2022	836	526	62.9%	351	119	33.9%	1,187	645	54.3%
2023	779	474	60.8%	379	90	23.7%	1,158	564	48.7%
2024*	781	462	59.2%	336	77	22.9%	1,117	539	48.3%

East St Louis Sub-Region		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
East St Louis 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	152	80	52.6%	86	4	4.7%	238	84	35.3%
	Kinship	298	225	75.5%	104	34	32.7%	402	259	64.4%
	ALL_CHILDREN	450	305	67.8%	190	38	20.0%	640	343	53.6%
2018	Traditional	154	76	49.4%	70	0	0.0%	224	76	33.9%
	Kinship	386	277	71.8%	171	47	27.5%	557	324	58.2%
	ALL_CHILDREN	540	353	65.4%	241	47	19.5%	781	400	51.2%
2019	Traditional	154	87	56.5%	86	4	4.7%	240	91	37.9%
	Kinship	487	328	67.4%	225	70	31.1%	712	398	55.9%
	ALL_CHILDREN	641	415	64.7%	311	74	23.8%	952	489	51.4%
2020	Traditional	140	75	53.6%	86	4	4.7%	226	79	35.0%
	Kinship	551	403	73.1%	243	78	32.1%	794	481	60.6%
	ALL_CHILDREN	691	478	69.2%	329	82	24.9%	1,020	560	54.9%
2021	Traditional	167	94	56.3%	95	16	16.8%	262	110	42.0%
	Kinship	606	434	71.6%	256	105	41.0%	862	539	62.5%
	ALL_CHILDREN	773	528	68.3%	351	121	34.5%	1,124	649	57.7%
2022	Traditional	192	96	50.0%	90	16	17.8%	282	112	39.7%
	Kinship	644	430	66.8%	261	103	39.5%	905	533	58.9%
	ALL_CHILDREN	836	526	62.9%	351	119	33.9%	1,187	645	54.3%
2023	Traditional	157	74	47.1%	84	4	4.8%	241	78	32.4%
	Kinship	622	400	64.3%	295	86	29.2%	917	486	53.0%
	ALL_CHILDREN	779	474	60.8%	379	90	23.7%	1,158	564	48.7%
2024*	Traditional	157	71	45.2%	78	4	5.1%	235	75	31.9%
	Kinship	624	391	62.7%	258	73	28.3%	882	464	52.6%
	ALL_CHILDREN	781	462	59.2%	336	77	22.9%	1,117	539	48.3%