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.

Lake County	1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Lake 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	35	22	62.9%	17	4	23.5%	52	26	50.0%
2018	38	33	86.8%	35	16	45.7%	73	49	67.1%
2019	67	47	70.1%	51	39	76.5%	118	86	72.9%
2020	89	66	74.2%	44	12	27.3%	133	78	58.6%
2021	65	51	78.5%	62	29	46.8%	127	80	63.0%
2022	85	69	81.2%	21	17	81.0%	106	86	81.1%
2023	51	41	80.4%	30	4	13.3%	81	45	55.6%
2024*	12	10	83.3%	0	-	-	12	10	83.3%

Lake County		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Lake 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	8	4	50.0%	1	0	0.0%	9	4	44.4%
	Kinship	27	18	66.7%	16	4	25.0%	43	22	51.2%
	ALL_CHILDREN	35	22	62.9%	17	4	23.5%	52	26	50.0%
2018	Traditional	7	4	57.1%	2	0	0.0%	9	4	44.4%
	Kinship	31	29	93.5%	33	16	48.5%	64	45	70.3%
	ALL_CHILDREN	38	33	86.8%	35	16	45.7%	73	49	67.1%
2019	Traditional	9	4	44.4%	15	4	26.7%	24	8	33.3%
	Kinship	58	43	74.1%	36	35	97.2%	94	78	83.0%
	ALL_CHILDREN	67	47	70.1%	51	39	76.5%	118	86	72.9%
2020	Traditional	10	2	20.0%	6	0	0.0%	16	2	12.5%
	Kinship	79	64	81.0%	38	12	31.6%	117	76	65.0%
	ALL_CHILDREN	89	66	74.2%	44	12	27.3%	133	78	58.6%
2021	Traditional	8	5	62.5%	11	0	0.0%	19	5	26.3%
	Kinship	57	46	80.7%	51	29	56.9%	108	75	69.4%
	ALL_CHILDREN	65	51	78.5%	62	29	46.8%	127	80	63.0%
2022	Traditional	11	4	36.4%	0	-	-	11	4	36.4%
	Kinship	74	65	87.8%	21	17	81.0%	95	82	86.3%
	ALL_CHILDREN	85	69	81.2%	21	17	81.0%	106	86	81.1%
2023	Traditional	6	0	0.0%	10	0	0.0%	16	0	0.0%
	Kinship	45	41	91.1%	20	4	20.0%	65	45	69.2%
	ALL_CHILDREN	51	41	80.4%	30	4	13.3%	81	45	55.6%
2024*	Traditional	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Kinship	12	10	83.3%	0	-	-	12	10	83.3%
	ALL_CHILDREN	12	10	83.3%	0	-	-	12	10	83.3%