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.

Denali Range during the golden hour

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