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.

East St Louis Sub-Region	1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
East St Louis 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	172	126	73.3%	57	22	38.6%	229	148	64.6%
2018	224	170	75.9%	103	49	47.6%	327	219	67.0%
2019	294	233	79.3%	120	47	39.2%	414	280	67.6%
2020	247	204	82.6%	100	37	37.0%	347	241	69.5%
2021	263	207	78.7%	95	42	44.2%	358	249	69.6%
2022	223	182	81.6%	90	54	60.0%	313	236	75.4%
2023	227	167	73.6%	119	34	28.6%	346	201	58.1%
2024*	56	48	85.7%	32	10	31.3%	88	58	65.9%

East St Louis Sub-Region		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
East St Louis 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	43	15	34.9%	8	0	0.0%	51	15	29.4%
	Kinship	129	111	86.0%	49	22	44.9%	178	133	74.7%
	ALL_CHILDREN	172	126	73.3%	57	22	38.6%	229	148	64.6%
2018	Traditional	39	25	64.1%	16	0	0.0%	55	25	45.5%
	Kinship	185	145	78.4%	87	49	56.3%	272	194	71.3%
	ALL_CHILDREN	224	170	75.9%	103	49	47.6%	327	219	67.0%
2019	Traditional	40	23	57.5%	18	0	0.0%	58	23	39.7%
	Kinship	254	210	82.7%	102	47	46.1%	356	257	72.2%
	ALL_CHILDREN	294	233	79.3%	120	47	39.2%	414	280	67.6%
2020	Traditional	39	21	53.8%	15	0	0.0%	54	21	38.9%
	Kinship	208	183	88.0%	85	37	43.5%	293	220	75.1%
	ALL_CHILDREN	247	204	82.6%	100	37	37.0%	347	241	69.5%
2021	Traditional	40	23	57.5%	16	4	25.0%	56	27	48.2%
	Kinship	223	184	82.5%	79	38	48.1%	302	222	73.5%
	ALL_CHILDREN	263	207	78.7%	95	42	44.2%	358	249	69.6%
2022	Traditional	20	13	65.0%	6	0	0.0%	26	13	50.0%
	Kinship	203	169	83.3%	84	54	64.3%	287	223	77.7%
	ALL_CHILDREN	223	182	81.6%	90	54	60.0%	313	236	75.4%
2023	Traditional	25	10	40.0%	17	0	0.0%	42	10	23.8%
	Kinship	202	157	77.7%	102	34	33.3%	304	191	62.8%
	ALL_CHILDREN	227	167	73.6%	119	34	28.6%	346	201	58.1%
2024*	Traditional	5	4	80.0%	5	0	0.0%	10	4	40.0%
	Kinship	51	44	86.3%	27	10	37.0%	78	54	69.2%
	ALL_CHILDREN	56	48	85.7%	32	10	31.3%	88	58	65.9%