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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 |

Cook Region		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Cook 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	458	332	72.5%	218	72	33.0%	676	404	59.8%
2019	444	306	68.9%	222	114	51.4%	666	420	63.1%
2020	614	482	78.5%	411	173	42.1%	1,025	655	63.9%
2021	474	383	80.8%	231	99	42.9%	705	482	68.4%
2022	359	264	73.5%	158	75	47.5%	517	339	65.6%
2023	299	221	73.9%	218	88	40.4%	517	309	59.8%
2024	284	220	77.5%	145	85	58.6%	429	305	71.1%
2025*	118	91	77.1%	87	34	39.1%	205	125	61.0%

| All Children | Placement Type |

Cook Region		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Cook 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	110	50	45.5%	57	0	0.0%	167	50	29.9%
	Kinship	348	282	81.0%	161	72	44.7%	509	354	69.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	458	332	72.5%	218	72	33.0%	676	404	59.8%
2019	Traditional	93	49	52.7%	45	0	0.0%	138	49	35.5%
	Kinship	351	257	73.2%	177	114	64.4%	528	371	70.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	444	306	68.9%	222	114	51.4%	666	420	63.1%
2020	Traditional	70	40	57.1%	51	5	9.8%	121	45	37.2%
	Kinship	544	442	81.3%	360	168	46.7%	904	610	67.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	614	482	78.5%	411	173	42.1%	1,025	655	63.9%
2021	Traditional	63	41	65.1%	17	0	0.0%	80	41	51.3%
	Kinship	411	342	83.2%	214	99	46.3%	625	441	70.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	474	383	80.8%	231	99	42.9%	705	482	68.4%
2022	Traditional	64	35	54.7%	23	8	34.8%	87	43	49.4%
	Kinship	295	229	77.6%	135	67	49.6%	430	296	68.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	359	264	73.5%	158	75	47.5%	517	339	65.6%
2023	Traditional	53	31	58.5%	35	4	11.4%	88	35	39.8%
	Kinship	246	190	77.2%	183	84	45.9%	429	274	63.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	299	221	73.9%	218	88	40.4%	517	309	59.8%
2024	Traditional	42	21	50.0%	7	0	0.0%	49	21	42.9%
	Kinship	242	199	82.2%	138	85	61.6%	380	284	74.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	284	220	77.5%	145	85	58.6%	429	305	71.1%
2025*	Traditional	16	8	50.0%	18	0	0.0%	34	8	23.5%
	Kinship	102	83	81.4%	69	34	49.3%	171	117	68.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	118	91	77.1%	87	34	39.1%	205	125	61.0%