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 Central Sub-Region	1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Cook Central 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	68	69.4%	61	23	37.7%	159	91	57.2%
2018	132	105	79.5%	52	14	26.9%	184	119	64.7%
2019	107	64	59.8%	56	25	44.6%	163	89	54.6%
2020	179	149	83.2%	107	36	33.6%	286	185	64.7%
2021	120	94	78.3%	91	31	34.1%	211	125	59.2%
2022	95	71	74.7%	36	14	38.9%	131	85	64.9%
2023	65	49	75.4%	32	16	50.0%	97	65	67.0%
2024*	17	15	88.2%	14	4	28.6%	31	19	61.3%

Cook Central Sub-Region		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Cook Central 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	22	12	54.5%	12	0	0.0%	34	12	35.3%
	Kinship	76	56	73.7%	49	23	46.9%	125	79	63.2%
	ALL_CHILDREN	98	68	69.4%	61	23	37.7%	159	91	57.2%
2018	Traditional	23	13	56.5%	7	0	0.0%	30	13	43.3%
	Kinship	109	92	84.4%	45	14	31.1%	154	106	68.8%
	ALL_CHILDREN	132	105	79.5%	52	14	26.9%	184	119	64.7%
2019	Traditional	30	19	63.3%	6	0	0.0%	36	19	52.8%
	Kinship	77	45	58.4%	50	25	50.0%	127	70	55.1%
	ALL_CHILDREN	107	64	59.8%	56	25	44.6%	163	89	54.6%
2020	Traditional	18	10	55.6%	19	0	0.0%	37	10	27.0%
	Kinship	161	139	86.3%	88	36	40.9%	249	175	70.3%
	ALL_CHILDREN	179	149	83.2%	107	36	33.6%	286	185	64.7%
2021	Traditional	28	19	67.9%	10	0	0.0%	38	19	50.0%
	Kinship	92	75	81.5%	81	31	38.3%	173	106	61.3%
	ALL_CHILDREN	120	94	78.3%	91	31	34.1%	211	125	59.2%
2022	Traditional	17	10	58.8%	5	0	0.0%	22	10	45.5%
	Kinship	78	61	78.2%	31	14	45.2%	109	75	68.8%
	ALL_CHILDREN	95	71	74.7%	36	14	38.9%	131	85	64.9%
2023	Traditional	5	4	80.0%	5	0	0.0%	10	4	40.0%
	Kinship	60	45	75.0%	27	16	59.3%	87	61	70.1%
	ALL_CHILDREN	65	49	75.4%	32	16	50.0%	97	65	67.0%
2024*	Traditional	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Kinship	17	15	88.2%	14	4	28.6%	31	19	61.3%
	ALL_CHILDREN	17	15	88.2%	14	4	28.6%	31	19	61.3%