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 North Sub-Region	1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Cook North Sub-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	98	74	75.5%	47	22	46.8%	145	96	66.2%
2018	133	99	74.4%	61	34	55.7%	194	133	68.6%
2019	114	101	88.6%	58	46	79.3%	172	147	85.5%
2020	151	119	78.8%	107	54	50.5%	258	173	67.1%
2021	145	129	89.0%	27	8	29.6%	172	137	79.7%
2022	110	78	70.9%	45	22	48.9%	155	100	64.5%
2023	98	72	73.5%	46	26	56.5%	144	98	68.1%
2024*	16	14	87.5%	15	10	66.7%	31	24	77.4%

Cook North Sub-Region		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Cook North Sub-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	13	6	46.2%	4	0	0.0%	17	6	35.3%
	Kinship	85	68	80.0%	43	22	51.2%	128	90	70.3%
	ALL_CHILDREN	98	74	75.5%	47	22	46.8%	145	96	66.2%
2018	Traditional	37	16	43.2%	11	0	0.0%	48	16	33.3%
	Kinship	96	83	86.5%	50	34	68.0%	146	117	80.1%
	ALL_CHILDREN	133	99	74.4%	61	34	55.7%	194	133	68.6%
2019	Traditional	23	17	73.9%	12	3	25.0%	35	20	57.1%
	Kinship	91	84	92.3%	46	43	93.5%	137	127	92.7%
	ALL_CHILDREN	114	101	88.6%	58	46	79.3%	172	147	85.5%
2020	Traditional	17	13	76.5%	6	0	0.0%	23	13	56.5%
	Kinship	134	106	79.1%	101	54	53.5%	235	160	68.1%
	ALL_CHILDREN	151	119	78.8%	107	54	50.5%	258	173	67.1%
2021	Traditional	10	8	80.0%	1	0	0.0%	11	8	72.7%
	Kinship	135	121	89.6%	26	8	30.8%	161	129	80.1%
	ALL_CHILDREN	145	129	89.0%	27	8	29.6%	172	137	79.7%
2022	Traditional	24	5	20.8%	11	4	36.4%	35	9	25.7%
	Kinship	86	73	84.9%	34	18	52.9%	120	91	75.8%
	ALL_CHILDREN	110	78	70.9%	45	22	48.9%	155	100	64.5%
2023	Traditional	17	8	47.1%	9	0	0.0%	26	8	30.8%
	Kinship	81	64	79.0%	37	26	70.3%	118	90	76.3%
	ALL_CHILDREN	98	72	73.5%	46	26	56.5%	144	98	68.1%
2024*	Traditional	5	4	80.0%	0	-	-	5	4	80.0%
	Kinship	11	10	90.9%	15	10	66.7%	26	20	76.9%
	ALL_CHILDREN	16	14	87.5%	15	10	66.7%	31	24	77.4%