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The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services convenes and maintains a number of advisory councils to advise the department on a wide variety of topics including foster care, adoption and guardianship, child welfare, health services for youth in care and more.
Click on a council’s name below to learn more about their mission and membership as well as upcoming meeting dates, agendas and minutes.
For more information about the boards and advisory councils, contact: DCFS.StatewideAdvisoryBoardCoordinator@illinois.gov
Statutory Advisory Groups
- Adoption Registry-Confidential Intermediary Advisory Council (ARCI)
- Child Endangerment Risk Assessment Protocol Advisory Committee (CERAP)
- Child Welfare Employee Licensure Board (CWEL)
- Children and Family Services Advisory Council (ICFSAC)
- Children's Justice Task Force (CJTF)
- Illinois Child Death Review Team/Executive Council
- Statewide Citizen's Committee on Abuse/Neglect (SCAN)
- Statewide Foster Care Advisory Council (SWFCAC)
- Statewide Youth Advisory Board
Non-Statutory Advisory Groups
- African American Advisory Council (AAAC)
- Asian American Advisory Council
- Child Day Care Licensing Advisory Council (CDCLAC)
- Child Welfare Advisory Committee (CWAC)
- Illinois Adoption Advisory Council (DCFS) (IAAC)
- Indian Child Welfare Act Advisory Council (ICWA)
- Latino Advisory Council (LAC)
- Research Review Board (RRB)
- Statewide Parent Advisory Council (SPAC)
Task Forces and Commissions
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