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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 April 2026

2,168 Protective Service Reports were screened,
581 Protective Service Reports were screened in (27%)
1,587 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	672	131	541
Northern	506	164	342
Southcentral	549	145	404
Southeast	219	58	161
Western	222	83	139

Initial Assessments Completed during April 2026

635 Initial Assessments were completed,
155 Initial Assessments were Substantiated (24%),
480 Initial Assessments were Not Substantiated (includes Closed without a Finding).

Table of Initial Assessments Completed, by OCS Region

Region	Completed	Substantiated	Not Substantiated
Anchorage	193	48	145
Northern	167	42	125
Southcentral	164	31	133
Southeast	49	12	37
Western	62	22	40

Children in Out-of-home care during April 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.

2,397 Children were in Out-of-home care during the month; of these children 1,669 were Alaskan Native/American Indian (70%)
88 children were removed from their home; 64 of these were Alaskan Native/American Indian (73%),
54 children were discharged from Out-of-Home care; 38 of these were Alaskan Native/American Indian (70%)

Table of Children Out of Home, by OCS Region

Region	Out of Home	Removed from Home	Discharged from OCS Care
Anchorage	977	40	24
Northern	463	18	10
Southcentral	537	12	16
Southeast	150	1	0
Western	270	17	4

Providers who were Licensed during April 2026

There were 1,145 licensed homes during all or part of the month, including the following:

643 Non-Child-Specific Foster Homes (107 of which identify as Alaska Native or American Indian),
439 Child-Specific Foster Homes, (172 of which identify as Alaska Native or American Indian),
16 Child Placement Agencies,
29 Residential Child Care Facilities,
16 Residential Psychiatric Treatment Centers,
1 Maternity Homes,
0 Tribal Foster Homes,
0 Independent Living Programs,
0 Assisted Living Facilities.