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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 |

Southern Region		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Southern 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	556	421	75.7%	218	115	52.8%	774	536	69.3%
2019	730	580	79.5%	309	143	46.3%	1,039	723	69.6%
2020	691	539	78.0%	247	126	51.0%	938	665	70.9%
2021	638	523	82.0%	255	111	43.5%	893	634	71.0%
2022	542	447	82.5%	247	128	51.8%	789	575	72.9%
2023	485	357	73.6%	263	117	44.5%	748	474	63.4%
2024	508	397	78.1%	261	114	43.7%	769	511	66.4%
2025*	242	202	83.5%	118	62	52.5%	360	264	73.3%

| All Children | Placement Type |

Southern Region		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Southern 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	93	59	63.4%	36	4	11.1%	129	63	48.8%
	Kinship	463	362	78.2%	182	111	61.0%	645	473	73.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	556	421	75.7%	218	115	52.8%	774	536	69.3%
2019	Traditional	97	50	51.5%	37	0	0.0%	134	50	37.3%
	Kinship	633	530	83.7%	272	143	52.6%	905	673	74.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	730	580	79.5%	309	143	46.3%	1,039	723	69.6%
2020	Traditional	103	56	54.4%	35	9	25.7%	138	65	47.1%
	Kinship	588	483	82.1%	212	117	55.2%	800	600	75.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	691	539	78.0%	247	126	51.0%	938	665	70.9%
2021	Traditional	71	37	52.1%	29	7	24.1%	100	44	44.0%
	Kinship	567	486	85.7%	226	104	46.0%	793	590	74.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	638	523	82.0%	255	111	43.5%	893	634	71.0%
2022	Traditional	46	28	60.9%	22	0	0.0%	68	28	41.2%
	Kinship	496	419	84.5%	225	128	56.9%	721	547	75.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	542	447	82.5%	247	128	51.8%	789	575	72.9%
2023	Traditional	63	28	44.4%	26	0	0.0%	89	28	31.5%
	Kinship	422	329	78.0%	237	117	49.4%	659	446	67.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	485	357	73.6%	263	117	44.5%	748	474	63.4%
2024	Traditional	35	18	51.4%	22	2	9.1%	57	20	35.1%
	Kinship	473	379	80.1%	239	112	46.9%	712	491	69.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	508	397	78.1%	261	114	43.7%	769	511	66.4%
2025*	Traditional	19	16	84.2%	17	8	47.1%	36	24	66.7%
	Kinship	223	186	83.4%	101	54	53.5%	324	240	74.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	242	202	83.5%	118	62	52.5%	360	264	73.3%