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Thomas  \nState Coordinator (SEA), Youth in Care  \n1  \nWhat is Procedure 314?  \nA child for whom the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is legally responsible through temporary protective custody, custody, or guardianship via court order, or children whose parent(s) have signed an adoptive surrender or voluntary placement agreement with the department .  \n2  \nWho are Youth in Care?  \nParents lose custody of their children for a variety of reasons .  \nStudents under the  \nplacement and care of the  \nIllinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) include children in the following placements:  \n\n| Foster Homes |\n| --- |\n| Relative Placements |\n| Group Homes |\n| Emergency Shelters |\n| Residential Facilities |\n| Childcare Institutions |\n| Pre-Adoptive Homes |\n\nTrial-Return Home Placement  \n3  \nInformal Placement  \nStudents are frequently placed through more informal means, without a court order or DCFS guardianship.  \nThese children are generally considered to be eligible for homeless services under McKinney-Vento guidelines. Those situations meet the definition of informal placements:  \n\n| Relative Care |\n| --- |\n| Non-Relative Care |\n| Emergency Shelter Care |\n| Transitional Living |\n\nUnaccompanied Youth  \n4  \nYouth Safety & Preservation of Family  \nIntact Family Services…  \n✓“Informal”  \n✓Youth remain in the home (credible threat but not enough to remove them)  \n✓Services are provided (substance abuse, parent coaching, individual counseling, violence prevention)  \n✓ Intact caseworker assigned  \n5  \nYouth Safety & Preservation of Family…  \n“Intact Goal”– To avoid temporary or long-term foster care placement  \nFamily Preservation: While still addressing the issues that led to abuse or neglect  \nImproving family functioning, stability, and safety  \n• Services may be voluntary, or court ordered  \n•  DCFS – Illinois Intact Family Services Program  \n6  \nWhy are Youth in Foster Care?  \n• Abuses  \n✓ Emotional  \n✓ Verbal  \n✓ Physical  \n✓ Sexual  \n• Neglect  \no Basic needs (food, hygiene, safe environment)  \n• Abandonment  \n• Substance abuse and addiction  \n7  \n• Death (a family member)  \n• Exposure to family  \nviolence  \n• Incarceration of a parent  \n• Severe illnesses  \n• Juvenile offenses  \nChallenges Faced by Students in Care  \n• Trauma  \n• Displacement  \n• Instability & disruption  \no Emotional  \no Learning (lower grades)  \no Safety & neglect  \n• Substance abuse  \n• Incarceration of parent(s)  \n• Severe illnesses  \n• Depression  \n• Compassion fatigue (of caregivers)  \n• Racial disproportionality  \n• Youth is reliant upon care that is inconsistent, unstructured, and complex  \nThis list is NOT exhaustive  \n8  \nIllinois Statistic  \n16,159+ Youth in Care in  \nIllinois  \n9  \nReview of the Federal and State Provisions  \n10","cbCaicRebUebM6Ld","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicRebUebM6Ld","pdf",2266948,52,"English","# What is Procedure 314?\n# Who are Youth in Care?\n# Placement Types (Formal and Informal)\n## Informal Placement\n## Unaccompanied Youth\n# Youth Safety & Preservation of Family\n## Intact Family Services and Intact Goal\n# Why are Youth in Foster Care?\n# Challenges Faced by Students in Care\n# Illinois Statistic\n# Review of the Federal and State Provisions","[{\"question\":\"What is Procedure 314 for youth under DCFS responsibility?\",\"answer\":\"Procedure 314 applies to children for whom Illinois DCFS is legally responsible through temporary protective custody, custody, or guardianship via court order, or children whose parents signed an adoptive surrender or voluntary placement agreement.\"},{\"question\":\"Who are Youth in Care and what placement types can they be in?\",\"answer\":\"Youth in Care include children whose parents lost custody for various reasons. 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