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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Note: Non-consecutive years appear adjacent in the trend line
because one or more years have been deselected.
because one or more years have been deselected.
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