Alaska Office of Children's Services Statistical Information
The Office of Children's Services (OCS) collects data on children and families referred for child protective services and on providers for out-of-home placements.
Statistical information is posted to this page by the 15th of each month in accordance with: Alaska Statutes Sec. 47.05.100, Monthly reports concerning children.
The following data was harvested from the OCS ORCARPT database on September 12, 2023.
Protective Service Reports Screened during August 2023
- 1,629 Protective Service Reports were screened,
- 507 Protective Service Reports were screened in (31%)
- 1,122 Protective Service Reports were screened out
Table of Protective Service Reports Screened, by OCS Region
Region |
Reports Screened |
Reports Screened In |
Reports Screened Out |
Anchorage |
543 |
184
|
359
|
Northern |
340
|
98
|
242
|
Southcentral |
371
|
116
|
255
|
Southeast |
165
|
37
|
128
|
Western |
210
|
72
|
138
|
Initial Assessments Completed during August 2023
- 462 Initial Assessments were completed,
- 141 Initial Assessments were Substantiated (31%),
- 321 Initial Assessments were Not Substantiated (includes Closed without a Finding).
Table of Initial Assessments Completed, by OCS Region
Region |
Completed |
Substantiated |
Not Substantiated |
Anchorage |
126
|
34
|
92
|
Northern |
115
|
38
|
77
|
Southcentral |
115
|
39
|
76
|
Southeast |
41
|
12
|
29
|
Western |
65
|
18
|
47
|
Children in Out-of-home care during August 2023
Please note that due to administrative processing, there may be a significant lag for entry of discharge data into ORCA, which may affect reporting accuracy for recent months.
- 2,689 Children were in Out-of-home care during the month; of these children 1,885 were Alaskan Native/American Indian (70%)
- 104 children were removed from their home; 74 of these were Alaskan Native/American Indian (71%),
- 85 children were discharged from Out-of-Home care; 62 of these were Alaskan Native/American Indian (73%)
Table of Children Out of Home, by OCS Region
Region |
Out of Home |
Removed from Home |
Discharged from OCS Care |
Anchorage |
1,019 |
44
|
35
|
Northern |
515 |
14
|
29
|
Southcentral |
683
|
23
|
10
|
Southeast |
158
|
3
|
5
|
Western |
314
|
20
|
6
|
Providers who were Licensed during August 2023
There were 1,302 licensed homes during all or part of the month, including the following:
- 627 Non-Child-Specific Foster Homes (90 of which met the standard for the Indian Child Welfare Act),
- 530 Child-Specific Foster Homes,
- 55 Non-Child-Specific Foster Group Homes (5 of which met standards for the Indian Child Welfare Act),
- 11 Child-Specific Foster Group Homes,
- 15 Child Placement Agencies,
- 36 Residential Child Care Facilities,
- 26 Residential Psychiatric Treatment Centers,
- 2 Maternity Homes,
- 0 Tribal Foster Homes,
- 0 Independent Living Programs,
- 0 Assisted Living Facilities.
Resources
OCS Statistical Information in Excel Workbook Format