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Definition: Of all children entering substitute care and initially placed in kinship or traditional foster homes, the percentage that was placed with their siblings in their initial placement.

Denominator: The number of children entering substitute care during the fiscal year who had siblings in substitute care and were initially placed into kinship or traditional foster homes. Siblings are defined as children who belong to a common family based on the ID number of the family.

Numerator: The number of children placed in the same foster home as all of their siblings in substitute care in their initial placement.

Exclusions

Children with no siblings in substitute care are excluded.
Children who enter substitute care and stay 7 or fewer days 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, 2024. They were calculated based on the state fiscal year, which spans the 12-month period from July 1 to June 30.

Initial Placement with Siblings

Of all children entering substitute care and initially placed in kinship or traditional foster homes, the percentage that was placed with siblings.

Change Measure

Data extracted on December 31, 2024.

Illinois Region Sub-Region County

Cook Northern Central Southern

| All Children | Placement Type |

Central Region		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Central 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	%
2018	895	744	83.1%	390	202	51.8%	1,285	946	73.6%
2019	1,095	945	86.3%	495	248	50.1%	1,590	1,193	75.0%
2020	1,110	865	77.9%	654	303	46.3%	1,764	1,168	66.2%
2021	1,145	950	83.0%	471	251	53.3%	1,616	1,201	74.3%
2022	900	719	79.9%	358	197	55.0%	1,258	916	72.8%
2023	939	723	77.0%	435	244	56.1%	1,374	967	70.4%
2024	952	722	75.8%	426	211	49.5%	1,378	933	67.7%
2025*	442	345	78.1%	200	81	40.5%	642	426	66.4%

| All Children | Placement Type |

Central Region		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Central 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	%
2018	Traditional	209	162	77.5%	126	31	24.6%	335	193	57.6%
	Kinship	686	582	84.8%	264	171	64.8%	950	753	79.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	895	744	83.1%	390	202	51.8%	1,285	946	73.6%
2019	Traditional	213	157	73.7%	94	16	17.0%	307	173	56.4%
	Kinship	882	788	89.3%	401	232	57.9%	1,283	1,020	79.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,095	945	86.3%	495	248	50.1%	1,590	1,193	75.0%
2020	Traditional	206	110	53.4%	101	6	5.9%	307	116	37.8%
	Kinship	904	755	83.5%	553	297	53.7%	1,457	1,052	72.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,110	865	77.9%	654	303	46.3%	1,764	1,168	66.2%
2021	Traditional	152	83	54.6%	49	8	16.3%	201	91	45.3%
	Kinship	993	867	87.3%	422	243	57.6%	1,415	1,110	78.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,145	950	83.0%	471	251	53.3%	1,616	1,201	74.3%
2022	Traditional	129	67	51.9%	52	0	0.0%	181	67	37.0%
	Kinship	771	652	84.6%	306	197	64.4%	1,077	849	78.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	900	719	79.9%	358	197	55.0%	1,258	916	72.8%
2023	Traditional	156	81	51.9%	29	4	13.8%	185	85	45.9%
	Kinship	783	642	82.0%	406	240	59.1%	1,189	882	74.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	939	723	77.0%	435	244	56.1%	1,374	967	70.4%
2024	Traditional	135	70	51.9%	87	13	14.9%	222	83	37.4%
	Kinship	817	652	79.8%	339	198	58.4%	1,156	850	73.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	952	722	75.8%	426	211	49.5%	1,378	933	67.7%
2025*	Traditional	68	39	57.4%	29	0	0.0%	97	39	40.2%
	Kinship	374	306	81.8%	171	81	47.4%	545	387	71.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	442	345	78.1%	200	81	40.5%	642	426	66.4%