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.
July 2026
Protective Service Reports Screened
1,510 Protective Service Reports were screened,
485 Protective Service Reports were screened in (32%)
1,025 Protective Service Reports were screened out
By OCS Region
Region | Reports Screened | Reports Screened In | Reports Screen Out |
|---|---|---|---|
Anchorage | 506 | 163 | 343 |
Northern | 303 | 94 | 209 |
Southcentral | 372 | 115 | 257 |
Southeast | 161 | 44 | 117 |
Western | 168 | 69 | 99 |
July 2026
Initial Assessments Completed
469 Initial Assessments were completed
123 Initial Assessments were Substantiated (26%)
346 Initial Assessments were Not Substantiated (includes Closed without a Finding)
By OCS Region
Region | Completed | Substantiated | Not Substantiated |
|---|---|---|---|
Anchorage | 130 | 24 | 106 |
Northern | 135 | 41 | 94 |
Southcentral | 122 | 28 | 94 |
Southeast | 39 | 15 | 24 |
Western | 43 | 15 | 28 |
July 2026
Children in Out-of-home Care
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.
2,353 Children were in Out-of-home care during the month; of these children 1,653 were Alaskan Native/American Indian (70%)
63 children were removed from their home; 56 of these were Alaskan Native/American Indian (89%)
45 children were discharged from Out-of-Home care; 29 of these were Alaskan Native/American Indian (64%)
By OCS Region
Region | Out of Home | Removed from Home | Discharged from OCS Care |
|---|---|---|---|
Anchorage | 931 | 21 | 19 |
Northern | 445 | 4 | 0 |
Southcentral | 524 | 10 | 19 |
Southeast | 150 | 3 | 3 |
Western | 303 | 25 | 4 |
July 2026
Providers who were Licensed
There were 1,160 licensed homes during all or part of the month, including the following:
626 Non-Child-Specific Foster Homes (106 of which identify as Alaska Native or American Indian)
466 Child-Specific Foster Homes, (179 of which identify as Alaska Native or American Indian)
17 Child Placement Agencies
30 Residential Child Care Facilities
20 Residential Psychiatric Treatment Centers
1 Maternity Homes
0 Tribal Foster Homes
0 Independent Living Programs
0 Assisted Living Facilities
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