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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 |

Northern Region		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Northern 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	372	295	79.3%	188	82	43.6%	560	377	67.3%
2019	501	398	79.4%	236	124	52.5%	737	522	70.8%
2020	575	418	72.7%	300	145	48.3%	875	563	64.3%
2021	697	554	79.5%	332	165	49.7%	1,029	719	69.9%
2022	548	445	81.2%	279	137	49.1%	827	582	70.4%
2023	510	419	82.2%	217	109	50.2%	727	528	72.6%
2024	471	376	79.8%	237	139	58.6%	708	515	72.7%
2025*	180	154	85.6%	80	57	71.3%	260	211	81.2%

| All Children | Placement Type |

Northern Region		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Northern 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	69	36	52.2%	35	4	11.4%	104	40	38.5%
	Kinship	303	259	85.5%	153	78	51.0%	456	337	73.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	372	295	79.3%	188	82	43.6%	560	377	67.3%
2019	Traditional	97	59	60.8%	62	8	12.9%	159	67	42.1%
	Kinship	404	339	83.9%	174	116	66.7%	578	455	78.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	501	398	79.4%	236	124	52.5%	737	522	70.8%
2020	Traditional	102	38	37.3%	42	0	0.0%	144	38	26.4%
	Kinship	473	380	80.3%	258	145	56.2%	731	525	71.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	575	418	72.7%	300	145	48.3%	875	563	64.3%
2021	Traditional	94	47	50.0%	47	5	10.6%	141	52	36.9%
	Kinship	603	507	84.1%	285	160	56.1%	888	667	75.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	697	554	79.5%	332	165	49.7%	1,029	719	69.9%
2022	Traditional	62	38	61.3%	55	8	14.5%	117	46	39.3%
	Kinship	486	407	83.7%	224	129	57.6%	710	536	75.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	548	445	81.2%	279	137	49.1%	827	582	70.4%
2023	Traditional	70	41	58.6%	27	0	0.0%	97	41	42.3%
	Kinship	440	378	85.9%	190	109	57.4%	630	487	77.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	510	419	82.2%	217	109	50.2%	727	528	72.6%
2024	Traditional	61	26	42.6%	41	5	12.2%	102	31	30.4%
	Kinship	410	350	85.4%	196	134	68.4%	606	484	79.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	471	376	79.8%	237	139	58.6%	708	515	72.7%
2025*	Traditional	9	3	33.3%	7	0	0.0%	16	3	18.8%
	Kinship	171	151	88.3%	73	57	78.1%	244	208	85.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	180	154	85.6%	80	57	71.3%	260	211	81.2%