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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 June 2025

1,562 Protective Service Reports were screened,
438 Protective Service Reports were screened in (28%)
1,124 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	532	121	411
Northern	357	112	245
Southcentral	392	125	267
Southeast	139	42	97
Western	142	38	104

Initial Assessments Completed during June 2025

646 Initial Assessments were completed,
141 Initial Assessments were Substantiated (22%),
505 Initial Assessments were Not Substantiated (includes Closed without a Finding).

Table of Initial Assessments Completed, by OCS Region

Region	Completed	Substantiated	Not Substantiated
Anchorage	225	32	193
Northern	139	43	96
Southcentral	127	36	91
Southeast	55	11	44
Western	100	19	81

Children in Out-of-home care during June 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.

2,513 Children were in Out-of-home care during the month; of these children 1,692 were Alaskan Native/American Indian (67%)
57 children were removed from their home; 45 of these were Alaskan Native/American Indian (79%),
49 children were discharged from Out-of-Home care; 25 of these were Alaskan Native/American Indian (51%)

Table of Children Out of Home, by OCS Region

Region	Out of Home	Removed from Home	Discharged from OCS Care
Anchorage	982	16	15
Northern	449	17	15
Southcentral	631	9	10
Southeast	150	3	6
Western	301	12	3

Providers who were Licensed during June 2025

There were 1,197 licensed homes during all or part of the month, including the following:

651 Non-Child-Specific Foster Homes (121 of which identify as Alaska Native or American Indian),
480 Child-Specific Foster Homes, (161 of which identify as Alaska Native or American Indian),
15 Child Placement Agencies,
29 Residential Child Care Facilities,
20 Residential Psychiatric Treatment Centers,
1 Maternity Homes,
1 Tribal Foster Homes,
0 Independent Living Programs,
0 Assisted Living Facilities.