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Child Welfare Outcomes 2000:
Annual Report
Chapter IV - State Data
Context Data | Outcomes Data | State
Comment
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Illinois [ Context Data ]
A. Key Context Statistics
|
General Population |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
|
Total children under 18 years |
3,187,332 |
3,181,338 |
3,245,451 |
|
Race/ethnicity (%)1 |
|||
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
|
Black |
18.5 |
18.5 |
18.5 |
|
Hispanic |
14.4 |
15.0 |
17.0 |
|
White |
63.6 |
63.0 |
59.2 |
|
Two or more races |
N/A |
N/A |
2.0 |
|
Other |
N/A |
N/A |
17.0 |
|
% Child population in poverty |
80.1 |
88.6 |
86.3 |
|
% Child population living in metropolitan areas |
49.1 |
45.4 |
50.5 |
|
Child Welfare |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
|
Child maltreatment victims |
35,657 |
33,125 |
31,446 |
|
Children in foster care on 9/30 |
48,737 |
40,270 |
33,125 |
|
Children adopted |
4,656 |
7,028 |
5,668 |
1) The 2000 Census of the United States includes two new race catagories: (1) Persons of two or more races and (2) Other. Back
B. Child Maltreatment Data (NCANDS)
|
|
Number |
Rate |
|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Maltreatment Information Overview |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
1998 |
1998 |
2000 |
|||||
|
Children subject of an investigated report alleging child maltreatment |
110,658 |
104,418 |
146,791 |
34.7 per 1,000 |
32.8 per 1,000 |
45.2 per 1,000 |
|||||
|
Child maltreatment victims2 |
35,657 |
33,125 |
31,446 |
11.2 per 1,000 |
10.4 per 1,000 |
9.7 per 1,000 |
|||||
|
Child fatalities |
58 |
80 |
61 |
1.8 per 100,000 |
2.5 per 100,000 |
1.9 per 100,000 |
|||||
|
Age of Child Victims (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
|
Under 1 year |
14.6 |
13.8 |
13.7 |
|
1-5 years |
32.8 |
32.9 |
33.3 |
|
6-10 years |
29.9 |
30.1 |
29.2 |
|
11-15 years |
18.9 |
19.4 |
19.9 |
|
16+ years |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
|
Unknown |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
35,657 |
33,125 |
31,446 |
|
Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
0.4 |
0.4 |
3.6 |
|
Black |
39.3 |
39.1 |
38.4 |
|
Hispanic |
8.5 |
8.5 |
9.4 |
|
White |
48.6 |
48.6 |
48.0 |
|
Two or more races |
N/A |
N/A |
- |
|
Other/Unknown |
11.6 |
11.9 |
0.5 |
|
Total %3 |
108.5 |
108.5 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
35,657 |
33,125 |
31,446 |
|
Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
|
Emotional abuse |
1.3 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
|
Medical neglect |
3.5 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
|
Neglect |
44.8 |
40.6 |
44.0 |
|
Physical abuse |
11.4 |
11.2 |
12.7 |
|
Sexual abuse |
10.1 |
10.2 |
10.1 |
|
Other |
43.2 |
42.8 |
43.7 |
|
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total %4 |
114.3 |
109.0 |
114.1 |
|
Number |
35,657 |
33,125 |
31,446 |
2) Children with more than one
report of substantiated or indicated maltreatment may be counted
more than once. Back
3) Percentages may total more than
100 percent because Hispanics may be counted both by Hispanic
ethnicity and by race. Back
4) Percentages may total more than
100 percent because children could have been victims of more than
one type of maltreatment. Back
C. Children in Foster Care
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)
|
Number of Children |
In Care on 10/1 |
Entered Care |
Exited Care |
In Care on 9/30 |
Total Served |
|
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98) |
52,134 |
9,229 |
12,627 |
48,737 |
61,363 |
|
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99) |
46,526 |
7,856 |
14,112 |
40,270 |
54,382 |
|
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00) |
37,987 |
6,643 |
11,505 |
33,125 |
44,630 |
|
Median Length of Stay (Months) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
FY1998 (10/1/97-9/30/98) |
35.6 |
N/A |
42.7 |
40.0 |
N/A |
|
FY1999 (10/1/98-9/30/99) |
40.0 |
N/A |
47.3 |
40.9 |
N/A |
|
FY2000 (10/1/99-9/30/00) |
39.3 |
N/A |
45.6 |
40.0 |
N/A |
|
Age of Children in Foster Care (%) |
In Care on 10/1/97 |
In Care on 10/1/98 |
In Care on 10/1/99 |
Entered Care During FY 1998 |
Entered Care During FY 1999 |
Entered Care During FY 2000 |
Exited Care During FY 1998 |
Exited Care During FY 1999 |
Exited Care During FY 2000 |
In Care on 9/30/98 |
In Care on 9/30/99 |
In Care on 9/30/00 |
|
Under 1 year |
3.1 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
24.8 |
23.5 |
22.7 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
|
1-5 years |
29.9 |
27.8 |
26.3 |
27.8 |
28.7 |
27.7 |
27.5 |
27.9 |
27.9 |
27.7 |
26.0 |
25.0 |
|
6-10 years |
29.9 |
29.6 |
27.2 |
21.1 |
21.6 |
19.7 |
29.4 |
32.2 |
29.2 |
29.7 |
27.9 |
25.4 |
|
11-15 years |
22.9 |
23.4 |
24.1 |
19.0 |
18.5 |
20.5 |
18.7 |
19.7 |
19.8 |
23.7 |
24.4 |
24.6 |
|
16-18 years |
11.1 |
12.2 |
14.2 |
6.5 |
6.9 |
7.9 |
12.9 |
10.4 |
11.2 |
12.1 |
13.8 |
15.4 |
|
19+ years |
3.0 |
3.4 |
4.7 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
7.5 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
3.3 |
4.4 |
6.3 |
|
Unknown |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
4.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
52,134 |
46,526 |
37,987 |
9,229 |
7,856 |
6,643 |
12,627 |
14,112 |
11,505 |
48,737 |
40,270 |
33,125 |
|
Race/Ethnicity of Children in Foster Care (%)5 |
In Care on 10/1/97 |
In Care on 10/1/98 |
In Care on 10/1/99 |
Entered Care During FY 1998 |
Entered Care During FY 1999 |
Entered Care During FY 2000 |
Exited Care During FY 1998 |
Exited Care During FY 1999 |
Exited Care During FY 2000 |
In Care on 9/30/98 |
In Care on 9/30/99 |
In Care on 9/30/00 |
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Black |
77.6 |
77.3 |
74.8 |
64.0 |
60.5 |
58.2 |
69.3 |
72.2 |
68.9 |
77.2 |
75.8 |
73.5 |
|
Hispanic |
4.6 |
4.8 |
5.0 |
7.2 |
6.0 |
5.8 |
6.1 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
4.7 |
4.9 |
5.0 |
|
White |
16.3 |
16.5 |
18.5 |
26.4 |
30.8 |
32.4 |
22.7 |
21.2 |
23.3 |
16.5 |
17.6 |
19.6 |
|
Two or more races |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Unknown |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
52,134 |
46,526 |
37,987 |
9,229 |
7,856 |
6,643 |
12,627 |
14,112 |
11,505 |
48,737 |
40,270 |
33,125 |
5) In this and subsequent race/ethnicity tables, data for two or more races may be provided for 1998 and 1999 because of States' resubmissions. However, data for 1998 and 1999 may not capture all children of two or more races and therefore may not be comparable to the 2000 data pertaining to two or more races. Back
D. Children Waiting to Be Adopted
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)6
|
Overview |
9/30/98 |
9/30/99 |
9/30/00 |
|
Children waiting to be adopted |
23,023 |
13,909 |
7,990 |
|
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR) |
6,066 |
12,706 |
6,964 |
|
Age of Waiting Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
|
Under 1 year |
2.1 |
2.4 |
1.1 |
|
1-5 years |
35.5 |
35.7 |
29.8 |
|
6-10 years |
39.4 |
38.9 |
39.0 |
|
11-15 years |
21.0 |
21.6 |
27.9 |
|
16+ years |
1.6 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
|
Unknown |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
23,023 |
13,909 |
7,990 |
|
Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Black |
83.3 |
78.0 |
77.1 |
|
Hispanic |
4.0 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
|
White |
11.6 |
16.1 |
17.1 |
|
Two or more races |
- |
- |
- |
|
Unknown |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
23,023 |
13,909 |
7,990 |
6) Waiting children are children who have a goal of adoption and/or whose parentsÂ’ rights have been terminated. Children 16 years and older with TPR, but with a goal of emancipation, have been excluded from the waiting children and TPR populations. Back
E. Children Adopted
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)
|
Age of Adopted Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
|
Under 1 year |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
|
1-5 years |
39.2 |
36.6 |
39.7 |
|
6-10 years |
40.9 |
41.8 |
40.4 |
|
11-15 years |
17.0 |
19.0 |
17.7 |
|
16+ years |
2.1 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
|
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
4,656 |
7,028 |
5,668 |
|
Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
|
Alaska Native/American Indian |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Black |
75.1 |
79.9 |
76.9 |
|
Hispanic |
4.6 |
4.1 |
4.8 |
|
White |
18.8 |
14.7 |
16.0 |
|
Two or more races |
- |
- |
- |
|
Unknown |
1.3 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
4,656 |
7,028 |
5,668 |
Illinois [ Outcomes Data ]
1. Reduce Recurrence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect
(NCANDS)
|
1.1 Recurrence of Maltreatment Within 6 Months (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
|
Children without a recurrence |
89.0 |
89.5 |
90.3 |
|
Children with one or more recurrences |
11.0 |
10.5 |
9.7 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
16,960 |
15,520 |
15,391 |
2. Reduce the Incidence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect in Foster
Care
(NCANDS, AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database Jan —Sept)
|
2.1 Maltreatment in Foster Care (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
|
Children maltreated while in foster care |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
|
Children not maltreated while in foster care |
99.3 |
99.4 |
99.4 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
58,640 |
51,374 |
41,699 |
3. Increase Permanency for Children in Foster Care
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)
|
3.1 Exits from Foster Care (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
|
Adoption |
27.4 |
45.6 |
41.2 |
|
Guardianship |
0.0 |
3.2 |
10.2 |
|
Reunification |
45.1 |
30.8 |
31.5 |
|
Other |
5.0 |
10.1 |
13.2 |
|
Missing data |
22.4 |
10.3 |
4.0 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
12,627 |
14,112 |
11,505 |
|
3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
|
Adoption |
32.2 |
39.7 |
35.0 |
|
Guardianship |
- |
3.0 |
7.0 |
|
Reunification |
29.1 |
23.6 |
23.5 |
|
Other |
8.4 |
20.5 |
25.0 |
|
Missing data |
30.3 |
13.2 |
9.6 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
1,687 |
2,083 |
1,859 |
|
3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
|
Adoption |
0.7 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
|
Guardianship |
- |
0.5 |
2.0 |
|
Reunification |
30.3 |
33.9 |
32.5 |
|
Other |
18.7 |
47.3 |
51.5 |
|
Missing data |
50.3 |
16.3 |
11.5 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
2,296 |
1,925 |
1,742 |
|
3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
|
Children age 12 or younger at entry |
28.1 |
32.9 |
39.2 |
|
Children older than 12 at entry |
71.9 |
66.9 |
60.5 |
|
Missing data |
- |
0.2 |
0.4 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
516 |
1,234 |
1,366 |
|
3.5 Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%) |
Alaska Native/A.I. |
Asian/P.I. |
Black |
Hispanic |
|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
|
|
Adoption |
13.3 |
33.3 |
50.0 |
10.7 |
17.4 |
26.1 |
29.3 |
50.4 |
45.3 |
22.9 |
38.3 |
31.2 |
|
|
Guardianship |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
11.9 |
- |
0.1 |
5.2 |
|
|
Reunification |
53.3 |
40.0 |
20.0 |
53.6 |
60.9 |
56.5 |
41.7 |
25.0 |
25.7 |
56.3 |
47.5 |
45.8 |
|
|
Other |
20.0 |
20.0 |
20.0 |
25.0 |
21.7 |
4.3 |
4.9 |
9.5 |
13.2 |
5.1 |
6.1 |
11.7 |
|
|
Missing data |
13.3 |
6.7 |
10.0 |
10.7 |
- |
13.0 |
24.1 |
11.8 |
4.0 |
15.7 |
7.9 |
6.0 |
|
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
|
Number |
15 |
15 |
10 |
28 |
23 |
23 |
8,747 |
10,187 |
7,931 |
765 |
705 |
631 |
|
|
|
White |
Unable to Determine |
Two or More Races |
Missing Data |
|||||||||
|
|
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
|
|
Adoption |
23.4 |
31.9 |
31.2 |
26.0 |
38.1 |
45.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
Guardianship |
0.1 |
3.6 |
7.0 |
- |
0.5 |
4.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
Reunification |
51.5 |
45.2 |
4.4 |
58.5 |
46.4 |
39.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
Other |
5.1 |
13.2 |
13.9 |
3.0 |
6.7 |
8.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
Missing data |
19.9 |
6.1 |
3.5 |
12.5 |
8.2 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
Number |
2,872 |
2,988 |
2,682 |
200 |
194 |
228 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
4. Reduce Time to Reunification Without Increasing
Re-entry
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)
|
4.1 Time to Reunification (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
|
Less than 12 mos. |
28.7 |
33.8 |
34.9 |
|
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos. |
16.3 |
18.7 |
21.6 |
|
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos. |
15.2 |
15.9 |
12.8 |
|
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos. |
14.8 |
10.4 |
10.2 |
|
48 or more mos. |
24.5 |
19.5 |
17.9 |
|
Missing data |
0.6 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
5,696 |
4,343 |
3,621 |
|
4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
|
Children entering care for the first time |
78.3 |
75.9 |
75.6 |
|
Children re-entering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode |
13.6 |
13.6 |
11.8 |
|
Children re-entering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode |
6.5 |
6.7 |
7.6 |
|
Missing data |
1.5 |
3.7 |
4.9 |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
9,229 |
7,856 |
6,643 |
5. Reduce Time in Foster Care to Adoption
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)
|
5.1 Time to Adoption (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
|
Less than 12 mos. |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
|
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos. |
5.6 |
5.3 |
8.1 |
|
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos. |
13.1 |
12.8 |
14.2 |
|
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos. |
21.9 |
19.0 |
21.7 |
|
48 or more mos. |
58.0 |
60.7 |
54.4 |
|
Missing data |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
3,466 |
6,441 |
4,739 |
6. Increase Placement Stability
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)
|
6.1 Number of Placements by Time in Care (%) |
Year |
Children With 2 or Fewer Placements |
Children With 3 or More Placements |
Missing Data |
Total % |
Number |
|
Less than 12 mos. |
1998 |
79.4 |
20.6 |
0.1 |
100.0 |
9,787 |
|
At least 12 mos., but <24 mos. |
1998 |
61.6 |
38.4 |
- |
100.0 |
8,434 |
|
At least 24 mos., but <36 mos. |
1998 |
55.5 |
44.5 |
- |
100.0 |
8,964 |
|
At least 36 mos., but <48 mos. |
1998 |
49.3 |
50.7 |
- |
100.0 |
9,213 |
|
48 or more mos. |
1998 |
37.5 |
62.5 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
24,849 |
|
Missing data |
1998 |
56.9 |
2.6 |
40.5 |
100.0 |
116 |
7. Reduce Placements of Young Children in Group
Homes or Institutions
(AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)
|
7.1 Most Recent Placement Settings of Children Who Entered Care During the Fiscal Year and Were Age 12 or Younger at the Time of This Placement (%) |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
|
Group homes |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
|
Institutions |
3.4 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
|
Other settings |
93.9 |
94.0 |
95.7 |
|
Missing data |
2.3 |
1.8 |
- |
|
Total (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Number |
7,376 |
6,198 |
5,042 |
Illinois [ State Comment ]
Jess McDonald, Director
Illinois Department of Children & Family Services
217-524-2035
Illinois' dramatic improvements in reducing its substitute care population, and moving children to permanency, are not reflected in DHHS's outcome measures. Illinois strongly disagreed with the methods used to establish national performance indicators during the original comment period and continues to do so.
In March 1997, Illinois' substitute care population was 51,841. In March of 2002, the population dropped to 25,125, a decrease of over 50%. During this period, intake into the substitute care population declined from approximately 16,000 to 5,700 placements. Illinois moved over 9,500 children to adoptions or guardianship in FY 1999, another 7,900 children in FY 2000 and 5,400 in FY 2001. Achieving the national standard of adoptions within 24-months will be difficult since a large proportion continues to involve children who have been in foster care for lengthy periods of time. Children in substitute care are also safer. Maltreatment of children in foster care has fallen from 0.72% in FY 1995 to 0.51% in FY 2001.
The data reported for children investigated for abuse and neglect suggests an increase that is incorrect. The data reported would appear to include all children in families investigated rather than just the number of children reported as alleged victims. The states are currently working with NCANDS staff to resolve this reporting discrepancy.
Differences in state laws, policies, and practices do not allow for valid interstate comparisons and contribute to arbitrary national standards. In FY 2001, Illinois registered a re-abuse rate of 9.8%--significantly higher than the imputed national standard. But this standard is based on data from only 33 states. Re-abuse is most common in neglect cases, yet the national standard includes at least one state that excludes general neglect from its reporting law. Illinois is also being compared to states that use widely different standards of evidence of abuse and neglect. These differences render interstate comparisons precarious.
