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 South Sub-Region	1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Cook South 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	145	103	71.0%	141	45	31.9%	286	148	51.7%
2018	188	121	64.4%	109	24	22.0%	297	145	48.8%
2019	228	145	63.6%	105	43	41.0%	333	188	56.5%
2020	279	205	73.5%	199	83	41.7%	478	288	60.3%
2021	211	164	77.7%	113	60	53.1%	324	224	69.1%
2022	152	121	79.6%	77	39	50.6%	229	160	69.9%
2023	130	99	76.2%	143	50	35.0%	273	149	54.6%
2024*	43	38	88.4%	11	0	0.0%	54	38	70.4%

Cook South Sub-Region		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Cook South 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	40	25	62.5%	38	8	21.1%	78	33	42.3%
	Kinship	105	78	74.3%	103	37	35.9%	208	115	55.3%
	ALL_CHILDREN	145	103	71.0%	141	45	31.9%	286	148	51.7%
2018	Traditional	49	20	40.8%	39	0	0.0%	88	20	22.7%
	Kinship	139	101	72.7%	70	24	34.3%	209	125	59.8%
	ALL_CHILDREN	188	121	64.4%	109	24	22.0%	297	145	48.8%
2019	Traditional	40	13	32.5%	27	0	0.0%	67	13	19.4%
	Kinship	188	132	70.2%	78	43	55.1%	266	175	65.8%
	ALL_CHILDREN	228	145	63.6%	105	43	41.0%	333	188	56.5%
2020	Traditional	29	16	55.2%	28	5	17.9%	57	21	36.8%
	Kinship	250	189	75.6%	171	78	45.6%	421	267	63.4%
	ALL_CHILDREN	279	205	73.5%	199	83	41.7%	478	288	60.3%
2021	Traditional	24	13	54.2%	6	0	0.0%	30	13	43.3%
	Kinship	187	151	80.7%	107	60	56.1%	294	211	71.8%
	ALL_CHILDREN	211	164	77.7%	113	60	53.1%	324	224	69.1%
2022	Traditional	23	22	95.7%	7	4	57.1%	30	26	86.7%
	Kinship	129	99	76.7%	70	35	50.0%	199	134	67.3%
	ALL_CHILDREN	152	121	79.6%	77	39	50.6%	229	160	69.9%
2023	Traditional	30	18	60.0%	21	4	19.0%	51	22	43.1%
	Kinship	100	81	81.0%	122	46	37.7%	222	127	57.2%
	ALL_CHILDREN	130	99	76.2%	143	50	35.0%	273	149	54.6%
2024*	Traditional	1	0	0.0%	0	-	-	1	0	0.0%
	Kinship	42	38	90.5%	11	0	0.0%	53	38	71.7%
	ALL_CHILDREN	43	38	88.4%	11	0	0.0%	54	38	70.4%