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.

St. Clair County	1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
St. Clair 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	44	30	68.2%	23	9	39.1%	67	39	58.2%
2018	76	53	69.7%	32	21	65.6%	108	74	68.5%
2019	87	68	78.2%	64	24	37.5%	151	92	60.9%
2020	107	83	77.6%	44	25	56.8%	151	108	71.5%
2021	119	93	78.2%	23	4	17.4%	142	97	68.3%
2022	67	53	79.1%	39	25	64.1%	106	78	73.6%
2023	99	66	66.7%	61	8	13.1%	160	74	46.3%
2024*	28	21	75.0%	23	6	26.1%	51	27	52.9%

St. Clair County		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
St. Clair 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	11	4	36.4%	4	0	0.0%	15	4	26.7%
	Kinship	33	26	78.8%	19	9	47.4%	52	35	67.3%
	ALL_CHILDREN	44	30	68.2%	23	9	39.1%	67	39	58.2%
2018	Traditional	23	14	60.9%	5	0	0.0%	28	14	50.0%
	Kinship	53	39	73.6%	27	21	77.8%	80	60	75.0%
	ALL_CHILDREN	76	53	69.7%	32	21	65.6%	108	74	68.5%
2019	Traditional	21	12	57.1%	10	0	0.0%	31	12	38.7%
	Kinship	66	56	84.8%	54	24	44.4%	120	80	66.7%
	ALL_CHILDREN	87	68	78.2%	64	24	37.5%	151	92	60.9%
2020	Traditional	24	12	50.0%	3	0	0.0%	27	12	44.4%
	Kinship	83	71	85.5%	41	25	61.0%	124	96	77.4%
	ALL_CHILDREN	107	83	77.6%	44	25	56.8%	151	108	71.5%
2021	Traditional	22	13	59.1%	6	0	0.0%	28	13	46.4%
	Kinship	97	80	82.5%	17	4	23.5%	114	84	73.7%
	ALL_CHILDREN	119	93	78.2%	23	4	17.4%	142	97	68.3%
2022	Traditional	11	6	54.5%	2	0	0.0%	13	6	46.2%
	Kinship	56	47	83.9%	37	25	67.6%	93	72	77.4%
	ALL_CHILDREN	67	53	79.1%	39	25	64.1%	106	78	73.6%
2023	Traditional	15	6	40.0%	5	0	0.0%	20	6	30.0%
	Kinship	84	60	71.4%	56	8	14.3%	140	68	48.6%
	ALL_CHILDREN	99	66	66.7%	61	8	13.1%	160	74	46.3%
2024*	Traditional	2	2	100.0%	4	0	0.0%	6	2	33.3%
	Kinship	26	19	73.1%	19	6	31.6%	45	25	55.6%
	ALL_CHILDREN	28	21	75.0%	23	6	26.1%	51	27	52.9%