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 September 30, 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 September 30, 2023. They were calculated based on the state fiscal year, which spans the 12-month period from July 1 to June 30.

Illinois Total	1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Illinois Total	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	1,884	1,434	76.1%	847	304	35.9%	2,731	1,738	63.6%
2018	2,288	1,759	76.9%	1,018	456	44.8%	3,306	2,215	67.0%
2019	2,773	2,183	78.7%	1,266	619	48.9%	4,039	2,802	69.4%
2020	2,989	2,259	75.6%	1,623	732	45.1%	4,612	2,991	64.9%
2021	2,970	2,374	79.9%	1,290	601	46.6%	4,260	2,975	69.8%
2022	2,342	1,841	78.6%	1,043	530	50.8%	3,385	2,371	70.0%
2023	2,230	1,686	75.6%	1,142	516	45.2%	3,372	2,202	65.3%

Illinois Total		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Illinois Total		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	446	289	64.8%	205	20	9.8%	651	309	47.5%
	Kinship	1,438	1,145	79.6%	642	284	44.2%	2,080	1,429	68.7%
	ALL_CHILDREN	1,884	1,434	76.1%	847	304	35.9%	2,731	1,738	63.6%
2018	Traditional	483	303	62.7%	254	34	13.4%	737	337	45.7%
	Kinship	1,805	1,456	80.7%	764	422	55.2%	2,569	1,878	73.1%
	ALL_CHILDREN	2,288	1,759	76.9%	1,018	456	44.8%	3,306	2,215	67.0%
2019	Traditional	502	318	63.3%	238	27	11.3%	740	345	46.6%
	Kinship	2,271	1,865	82.1%	1,028	592	57.6%	3,299	2,457	74.5%
	ALL_CHILDREN	2,773	2,183	78.7%	1,266	619	48.9%	4,039	2,802	69.4%
2020	Traditional	477	245	51.4%	231	17	7.4%	708	262	37.0%
	Kinship	2,512	2,014	80.2%	1,392	715	51.4%	3,904	2,729	69.9%
	ALL_CHILDREN	2,989	2,259	75.6%	1,623	732	45.1%	4,612	2,991	64.9%
2021	Traditional	379	218	57.5%	142	17	12.0%	521	235	45.1%
	Kinship	2,591	2,156	83.2%	1,148	584	50.9%	3,739	2,740	73.3%
	ALL_CHILDREN	2,970	2,374	79.9%	1,290	601	46.6%	4,260	2,975	69.8%
2022	Traditional	300	172	57.3%	153	16	10.5%	453	188	41.5%
	Kinship	2,042	1,669	81.7%	890	514	57.8%	2,932	2,183	74.5%
	ALL_CHILDREN	2,342	1,841	78.6%	1,043	530	50.8%	3,385	2,371	70.0%
2023	Traditional	343	173	50.4%	113	9	8.0%	456	182	39.9%
	Kinship	1,887	1,513	80.2%	1,029	507	49.3%	2,916	2,020	69.3%
	ALL_CHILDREN	2,230	1,686	75.6%	1,142	516	45.2%	3,372	2,202	65.3%