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.

Central Region	1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Central 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	740	574	77.6%	289	92	31.8%	1,029	666	64.7%
2018	898	723	80.5%	390	195	50.0%	1,288	918	71.3%
2019	1,094	917	83.8%	495	246	49.7%	1,589	1,163	73.2%
2020	1,110	837	75.4%	657	294	44.7%	1,767	1,131	64.0%
2021	1,147	928	80.9%	472	235	49.8%	1,619	1,163	71.8%
2022	898	706	78.6%	358	194	54.2%	1,256	900	71.7%
2023	942	705	74.8%	441	221	50.1%	1,383	926	67.0%
2024*	210	155	73.8%	120	82	68.3%	330	237	71.8%

Central Region		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Central 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	180	136	75.6%	91	8	8.8%	271	144	53.1%
	Kinship	560	438	78.2%	198	84	42.4%	758	522	68.9%
	ALL_CHILDREN	740	574	77.6%	289	92	31.8%	1,029	666	64.7%
2018	Traditional	211	159	75.4%	126	26	20.6%	337	185	54.9%
	Kinship	687	564	82.1%	264	169	64.0%	951	733	77.1%
	ALL_CHILDREN	898	723	80.5%	390	195	50.0%	1,288	918	71.3%
2019	Traditional	213	158	74.2%	94	16	17.0%	307	174	56.7%
	Kinship	881	759	86.2%	401	230	57.4%	1,282	989	77.1%
	ALL_CHILDREN	1,094	917	83.8%	495	246	49.7%	1,589	1,163	73.2%
2020	Traditional	206	109	52.9%	101	4	4.0%	307	113	36.8%
	Kinship	904	728	80.5%	556	290	52.2%	1,460	1,018	69.7%
	ALL_CHILDREN	1,110	837	75.4%	657	294	44.7%	1,767	1,131	64.0%
2021	Traditional	152	90	59.2%	49	8	16.3%	201	98	48.8%
	Kinship	995	838	84.2%	423	227	53.7%	1,418	1,065	75.1%
	ALL_CHILDREN	1,147	928	80.9%	472	235	49.8%	1,619	1,163	71.8%
2022	Traditional	128	69	53.9%	52	0	0.0%	180	69	38.3%
	Kinship	770	637	82.7%	306	194	63.4%	1,076	831	77.2%
	ALL_CHILDREN	898	706	78.6%	358	194	54.2%	1,256	900	71.7%
2023	Traditional	157	79	50.3%	29	4	13.8%	186	83	44.6%
	Kinship	785	626	79.7%	412	217	52.7%	1,197	843	70.4%
	ALL_CHILDREN	942	705	74.8%	441	221	50.1%	1,383	926	67.0%
2024*	Traditional	15	8	53.3%	20	0	0.0%	35	8	22.9%
	Kinship	195	147	75.4%	100	82	82.0%	295	229	77.6%
	ALL_CHILDREN	210	155	73.8%	120	82	68.3%	330	237	71.8%