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.

Southern Region	1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Southern 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	443	335	75.6%	136	52	38.2%	579	387	66.8%
2018	562	416	74.0%	218	107	49.1%	780	523	67.1%
2019	727	560	77.0%	313	139	44.4%	1,040	699	67.2%
2020	690	530	76.8%	247	123	49.8%	937	653	69.7%
2021	642	508	79.1%	255	102	40.0%	897	610	68.0%
2022	543	434	79.9%	245	124	50.6%	788	558	70.8%
2023	488	348	71.3%	263	98	37.3%	751	446	59.4%
2024*	149	123	82.6%	58	23	39.7%	207	146	70.5%

Southern Region		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Southern 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	104	58	55.8%	30	4	13.3%	134	62	46.3%
	Kinship	339	277	81.7%	106	48	45.3%	445	325	73.0%
	ALL_CHILDREN	443	335	75.6%	136	52	38.2%	579	387	66.8%
2018	Traditional	93	58	62.4%	36	4	11.1%	129	62	48.1%
	Kinship	469	358	76.3%	182	103	56.6%	651	461	70.8%
	ALL_CHILDREN	562	416	74.0%	218	107	49.1%	780	523	67.1%
2019	Traditional	97	50	51.5%	37	0	0.0%	134	50	37.3%
	Kinship	630	510	81.0%	276	139	50.4%	906	649	71.6%
	ALL_CHILDREN	727	560	77.0%	313	139	44.4%	1,040	699	67.2%
2020	Traditional	103	55	53.4%	35	8	22.9%	138	63	45.7%
	Kinship	587	475	80.9%	212	115	54.2%	799	590	73.8%
	ALL_CHILDREN	690	530	76.8%	247	123	49.8%	937	653	69.7%
2021	Traditional	71	37	52.1%	29	4	13.8%	100	41	41.0%
	Kinship	571	471	82.5%	226	98	43.4%	797	569	71.4%
	ALL_CHILDREN	642	508	79.1%	255	102	40.0%	897	610	68.0%
2022	Traditional	48	28	58.3%	20	0	0.0%	68	28	41.2%
	Kinship	495	406	82.0%	225	124	55.1%	720	530	73.6%
	ALL_CHILDREN	543	434	79.9%	245	124	50.6%	788	558	70.8%
2023	Traditional	65	27	41.5%	26	5	19.2%	91	32	35.2%
	Kinship	423	321	75.9%	237	93	39.2%	660	414	62.7%
	ALL_CHILDREN	488	348	71.3%	263	98	37.3%	751	446	59.4%
2024*	Traditional	7	4	57.1%	10	0	0.0%	17	4	23.5%
	Kinship	142	119	83.8%	48	23	47.9%	190	142	74.7%
	ALL_CHILDREN	149	123	82.6%	58	23	39.7%	207	146	70.5%