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.

Will County	1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Will 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	40	33	82.5%	46	5	10.9%	86	38	44.2%
2018	75	54	72.0%	40	13	32.5%	115	67	58.3%
2019	86	59	68.6%	43	30	69.8%	129	89	69.0%
2020	67	54	80.6%	41	16	39.0%	108	70	64.8%
2021	125	86	68.8%	49	22	44.9%	174	108	62.1%
2022	104	86	82.7%	60	35	58.3%	164	121	73.8%
2023	80	68	85.0%	63	40	63.5%	143	108	75.5%
2024*	14	12	85.7%	14	9	64.3%	28	21	75.0%

Will County		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Will 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	15	13	86.7%	25	0	0.0%	40	13	32.5%
	Kinship	25	20	80.0%	21	5	23.8%	46	25	54.3%
	ALL_CHILDREN	40	33	82.5%	46	5	10.9%	86	38	44.2%
2018	Traditional	29	16	55.2%	13	4	30.8%	42	20	47.6%
	Kinship	46	38	82.6%	27	9	33.3%	73	47	64.4%
	ALL_CHILDREN	75	54	72.0%	40	13	32.5%	115	67	58.3%
2019	Traditional	28	14	50.0%	14	4	28.6%	42	18	42.9%
	Kinship	58	45	77.6%	29	26	89.7%	87	71	81.6%
	ALL_CHILDREN	86	59	68.6%	43	30	69.8%	129	89	69.0%
2020	Traditional	14	7	50.0%	8	0	0.0%	22	7	31.8%
	Kinship	53	47	88.7%	33	16	48.5%	86	63	73.3%
	ALL_CHILDREN	67	54	80.6%	41	16	39.0%	108	70	64.8%
2021	Traditional	30	16	53.3%	8	0	0.0%	38	16	42.1%
	Kinship	95	70	73.7%	41	22	53.7%	136	92	67.6%
	ALL_CHILDREN	125	86	68.8%	49	22	44.9%	174	108	62.1%
2022	Traditional	11	9	81.8%	10	4	40.0%	21	13	61.9%
	Kinship	93	77	82.8%	50	31	62.0%	143	108	75.5%
	ALL_CHILDREN	104	86	82.7%	60	35	58.3%	164	121	73.8%
2023	Traditional	12	8	66.7%	12	0	0.0%	24	8	33.3%
	Kinship	68	60	88.2%	51	40	78.4%	119	100	84.0%
	ALL_CHILDREN	80	68	85.0%	63	40	63.5%	143	108	75.5%
2024*	Traditional	4	2	50.0%	1	0	0.0%	5	2	40.0%
	Kinship	10	10	100.0%	13	9	69.2%	23	19	82.6%
	ALL_CHILDREN	14	12	85.7%	14	9	64.3%	28	21	75.0%