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 Region	1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Cook Region	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	341	245	71.8%	249	90	36.1%	590	335	56.8%
2018	453	325	71.7%	222	72	32.4%	675	397	58.8%
2019	449	310	69.0%	219	114	52.1%	668	424	63.5%
2020	609	473	77.7%	413	173	41.9%	1,022	646	63.2%
2021	476	387	81.3%	231	99	42.9%	707	486	68.7%
2022	357	270	75.6%	158	75	47.5%	515	345	67.0%
2023	293	220	75.1%	221	92	41.6%	514	312	60.7%
2024*	76	67	88.2%	40	14	35.0%	116	81	69.8%

Cook Region		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Cook Region		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	75	43	57.3%	54	8	14.8%	129	51	39.5%
	Kinship	266	202	75.9%	195	82	42.1%	461	284	61.6%
	ALL_CHILDREN	341	245	71.8%	249	90	36.1%	590	335	56.8%
2018	Traditional	109	49	45.0%	57	0	0.0%	166	49	29.5%
	Kinship	344	276	80.2%	165	72	43.6%	509	348	68.4%
	ALL_CHILDREN	453	325	71.7%	222	72	32.4%	675	397	58.8%
2019	Traditional	93	49	52.7%	45	3	6.7%	138	52	37.7%
	Kinship	356	261	73.3%	174	111	63.8%	530	372	70.2%
	ALL_CHILDREN	449	310	69.0%	219	114	52.1%	668	424	63.5%
2020	Traditional	64	39	60.9%	53	5	9.4%	117	44	37.6%
	Kinship	545	434	79.6%	360	168	46.7%	905	602	66.5%
	ALL_CHILDREN	609	473	77.7%	413	173	41.9%	1,022	646	63.2%
2021	Traditional	62	40	64.5%	17	0	0.0%	79	40	50.6%
	Kinship	414	347	83.8%	214	99	46.3%	628	446	71.0%
	ALL_CHILDREN	476	387	81.3%	231	99	42.9%	707	486	68.7%
2022	Traditional	64	37	57.8%	23	8	34.8%	87	45	51.7%
	Kinship	293	233	79.5%	135	67	49.6%	428	300	70.1%
	ALL_CHILDREN	357	270	75.6%	158	75	47.5%	515	345	67.0%
2023	Traditional	52	30	57.7%	35	4	11.4%	87	34	39.1%
	Kinship	241	190	78.8%	186	88	47.3%	427	278	65.1%
	ALL_CHILDREN	293	220	75.1%	221	92	41.6%	514	312	60.7%
2024*	Traditional	6	4	66.7%	0	-	-	6	4	66.7%
	Kinship	70	63	90.0%	40	14	35.0%	110	77	70.0%
	ALL_CHILDREN	76	67	88.2%	40	14	35.0%	116	81	69.8%