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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.

Protective Service Reports Screened during March 2026

1,938 Protective Service Reports were screened,
486 Protective Service Reports were screened in (25%)
1,452 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	699	142	557
Northern	418	117	301
Southcentral	418	114	304
Southeast	196	43	153
Western	207	70	137

Initial Assessments Completed during March 2026

923 Initial Assessments were completed,
137 Initial Assessments were Substantiated (15%),
786 Initial Assessments were Not Substantiated (includes Closed without a Finding).

Table of Initial Assessments Completed, by OCS Region

Region	Completed	Substantiated	Not Substantiated
Anchorage	514	41	473
Northern	112	30	82
Southcentral	159	34	125
Southeast	54	12	42
Western	84	20	64

Children in Out-of-home care during March 2026

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.

2,403 Children were in Out-of-home care during the month; of these children 1,674 were Alaskan Native/American Indian (70%)
88 children were removed from their home; 63 of these were Alaskan Native/American Indian (72%),
60 children were discharged from Out-of-Home care; 40 of these were Alaskan Native/American Indian (67%)

Table of Children Out of Home, by OCS Region

Region	Out of Home	Removed from Home	Discharged from OCS Care
Anchorage	953	40	12
Northern	439	13	7
Southcentral	565	16	24
Southeast	155	6	6
Western	291	13	11

Providers who were Licensed during March 2026

There were 1,161 licensed homes during all or part of the month, including the following:

648 Non-Child-Specific Foster Homes (105 of which identify as Alaska Native or American Indian),
450 Child-Specific Foster Homes, (173 of which identify as Alaska Native or American Indian),
16 Child Placement Agencies,
28 Residential Child Care Facilities,
17 Residential Psychiatric Treatment Centers,
1 Maternity Homes,
0 Tribal Foster Homes,
0 Independent Living Programs,
0 Assisted Living Facilities.