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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 2025

  • 2,011 Protective Service Reports were screened,
  • 694 Protective Service Reports were screened in (35%)
  • 1,317 Protective Service Reports were screened out

Table of Protective Service Reports Screened, by OCS Region

Region Reports Screened Reports Screened In Reports Screened Out
Anchorage678
245
433
Northern432
128
304
Southcentral509
163
346
Southeast209
62
147
Western183
96
87


Initial Assessments Completed during April 2025

  • 640 Initial Assessments were completed,
  • 146 Initial Assessments were Substantiated (23%),
  • 494 Initial Assessments were Not Substantiated (includes Closed without a Finding).

Table of Initial Assessments Completed, by OCS Region

Region Completed Substantiated Not Substantiated
Anchorage247
55
192
Northern133
37
96
Southcentral139
34
105
Southeast 65
16
49
Western56
4
52


Children in Out-of-home care during April 2025

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.

  • 2,496 Children were in Out-of-home care during the month; of these children 1,695 were Alaskan Native/American Indian (68%)
  • 111 children were removed from their home; 62 of these were Alaskan Native/American Indian (56%),
  • 70 children were discharged from Out-of-Home care; 51 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
Anchorage983
31
20
Northern441
16
16
Southcentral623
41
23
Southeast151
6
4
Western298
177


Providers who were Licensed during April 2025

There were 1,186 licensed homes during all or part of the month, including the following:

  • 651 Non-Child-Specific Foster Homes (120 of which met the standard for the Indian Child Welfare Act),
  • 466 Child-Specific Foster Homes,
  • 0 Non-Child-Specific Foster Group Homes (0 of which met standards for the Indian Child Welfare Act),
  • 0 Child-Specific Foster Group Homes,
  • 15 Child Placement Agencies,
  • 33 Residential Child Care Facilities,
  • 19 Residential Psychiatric Treatment Centers,
  • 1 Maternity Homes,
  • 1 Tribal Foster Homes,
  • 0 Independent Living Programs,
  • 0 Assisted Living Facilities.

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