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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

| All Children | Placement Type |

Illinois Total		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Illinois Total		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	2,281	1,792	78.6%	1,014	471	46.4%	3,295	2,263	68.7%
2019	2,770	2,229	80.5%	1,262	629	49.8%	4,032	2,858	70.9%
2020	2,990	2,304	77.1%	1,612	747	46.3%	4,602	3,051	66.3%
2021	2,954	2,410	81.6%	1,289	626	48.6%	4,243	3,036	71.6%
2022	2,349	1,875	79.8%	1,042	537	51.5%	3,391	2,412	71.1%
2023	2,233	1,720	77.0%	1,133	558	49.2%	3,366	2,278	67.7%
2024	2,215	1,715	77.4%	1,069	549	51.4%	3,284	2,264	68.9%
2025*	982	792	80.7%	485	234	48.2%	1,467	1,026	69.9%

| All Children | Placement Type |

Illinois Total		1 or 2 Siblings in Care			3 or More Siblings in Care			Total Children
Illinois Total		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	481	307	63.8%	254	39	15.4%	735	346	47.1%
	Kinship	1,800	1,485	82.5%	760	432	56.8%	2,560	1,917	74.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	2,281	1,792	78.6%	1,014	471	46.4%	3,295	2,263	68.7%
2019	Traditional	500	315	63.0%	238	24	10.1%	738	339	45.9%
	Kinship	2,270	1,914	84.3%	1,024	605	59.1%	3,294	2,519	76.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	2,770	2,229	80.5%	1,262	629	49.8%	4,032	2,858	70.9%
2020	Traditional	481	244	50.7%	229	20	8.7%	710	264	37.2%
	Kinship	2,509	2,060	82.1%	1,383	727	52.6%	3,892	2,787	71.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	2,990	2,304	77.1%	1,612	747	46.3%	4,602	3,051	66.3%
2021	Traditional	380	208	54.7%	142	20	14.1%	522	228	43.7%
	Kinship	2,574	2,202	85.5%	1,147	606	52.8%	3,721	2,808	75.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	2,954	2,410	81.6%	1,289	626	48.6%	4,243	3,036	71.6%
2022	Traditional	301	168	55.8%	152	16	10.5%	453	184	40.6%
	Kinship	2,048	1,707	83.3%	890	521	58.5%	2,938	2,228	75.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	2,349	1,875	79.8%	1,042	537	51.5%	3,391	2,412	71.1%
2023	Traditional	342	181	52.9%	117	8	6.8%	459	189	41.2%
	Kinship	1,891	1,539	81.4%	1,016	550	54.1%	2,907	2,089	71.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	2,233	1,720	77.0%	1,133	558	49.2%	3,366	2,278	67.7%
2024	Traditional	273	135	49.5%	157	20	12.7%	430	155	36.0%
	Kinship	1,942	1,580	81.4%	912	529	58.0%	2,854	2,109	73.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	2,215	1,715	77.4%	1,069	549	51.4%	3,284	2,264	68.9%
2025*	Traditional	112	66	58.9%	71	8	11.3%	183	74	40.4%
	Kinship	870	726	83.4%	414	226	54.6%	1,284	952	74.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	982	792	80.7%	485	234	48.2%	1,467	1,026	69.9%