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 County	1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Cook County	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	312	231	74.0%	245	93	38.0%	557	324	58.2%
2018	428	323	75.5%	227	95	41.9%	655	418	63.8%
2019	421	299	71.0%	236	121	51.3%	657	420	63.9%
2020	591	454	76.8%	438	204	46.6%	1,029	658	63.9%
2021	475	392	82.5%	232	104	44.8%	707	496	70.2%
2022	388	303	78.1%	192	90	46.9%	580	393	67.8%
2023	316	241	76.3%	207	92	44.4%	523	333	63.7%
2024*	80	68	85.0%	48	25	52.1%	128	93	72.7%

Cook County		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Cook County		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	64	38	59.4%	45	8	17.8%	109	46	42.2%
	Kinship	248	193	77.8%	200	85	42.5%	448	278	62.1%
	ALL_CHILDREN	312	231	74.0%	245	93	38.0%	557	324	58.2%
2018	Traditional	83	37	44.6%	52	0	0.0%	135	37	27.4%
	Kinship	345	286	82.9%	175	95	54.3%	520	381	73.3%
	ALL_CHILDREN	428	323	75.5%	227	95	41.9%	655	418	63.8%
2019	Traditional	71	37	52.1%	37	3	8.1%	108	40	37.0%
	Kinship	350	262	74.9%	199	118	59.3%	549	380	69.2%
	ALL_CHILDREN	421	299	71.0%	236	121	51.3%	657	420	63.9%
2020	Traditional	57	35	61.4%	43	5	11.6%	100	40	40.0%
	Kinship	534	419	78.5%	395	199	50.4%	929	618	66.5%
	ALL_CHILDREN	591	454	76.8%	438	204	46.6%	1,029	658	63.9%
2021	Traditional	49	31	63.3%	15	0	0.0%	64	31	48.4%
	Kinship	426	361	84.7%	217	104	47.9%	643	465	72.3%
	ALL_CHILDREN	475	392	82.5%	232	104	44.8%	707	496	70.2%
2022	Traditional	57	31	54.4%	33	8	24.2%	90	39	43.3%
	Kinship	331	272	82.2%	159	82	51.6%	490	354	72.2%
	ALL_CHILDREN	388	303	78.1%	192	90	46.9%	580	393	67.8%
2023	Traditional	50	35	70.0%	21	4	19.0%	71	39	54.9%
	Kinship	266	206	77.4%	186	88	47.3%	452	294	65.0%
	ALL_CHILDREN	316	241	76.3%	207	92	44.4%	523	333	63.7%
2024*	Traditional	6	4	66.7%	0	-	-	6	4	66.7%
	Kinship	74	64	86.5%	48	25	52.1%	122	89	73.0%
	ALL_CHILDREN	80	68	85.0%	48	25	52.1%	128	93	72.7%