Locations
Illinois
Statistics on children, youth and families in Illinois from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
Children in substitute care by race-ethnicity
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Definition and Source
PROVIDER
Definition
Substitute care – in a foster family home, group home, or institution - is the temporary placement of children outside their homes due to abuse, neglect or dependency. Placing a child in substitute care is not intended as a permanent living arrangement but to protect the child with the ultimate goal of returning the child home.
Data Source
Children and Family Research Center at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; based on data from Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.
Notes
June of each year.
Last Updated
April 2015