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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 January 2026

1,917 Protective Service Reports were screened,
622 Protective Service Reports were screened in (32%)
1,295 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	697	230	467
Northern	402	131	271
Southcentral	477	150	327
Southeast	180	46	134
Western	161	65	96

Initial Assessments Completed during January 2026

380 Initial Assessments were completed,
97 Initial Assessments were Substantiated (26%),
283 Initial Assessments were Not Substantiated (includes Closed without a Finding).

Table of Initial Assessments Completed, by OCS Region

Region	Completed	Substantiated	Not Substantiated
Anchorage	81	22	59
Northern	130	36	94
Southcentral	102	21	81
Southeast	60	14	46
Western	7	4	3

Children in Out-of-home care during January 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.

2,447 Children were in Out-of-home care during the month; of these children 1,690 were Alaskan Native/American Indian (69%)
95 children were removed from their home; 70 of these were Alaskan Native/American Indian (74%),
62 children were discharged from Out-of-Home care; 43 of these were Alaskan Native/American Indian (69%)

Table of Children Out of Home, by OCS Region

Region	Out of Home	Removed from Home	Discharged from OCS Care
Anchorage	950	42	19
Northern	448	18	10
Southcentral	596	13	19
Southeast	149	9	4
Western	304	13	10

Providers who were Licensed during January 2026

There were 1,190 licensed homes during all or part of the month, including the following:

656 Non-Child-Specific Foster Homes (112 of which identify as Alaska Native or American Indian),
469 Child-Specific Foster Homes, (159 of which identify as Alaska Native or American Indian),
16 Child Placement Agencies,
29 Residential Child Care Facilities,
18 Residential Psychiatric Treatment Centers,
1 Maternity Homes,
1 Tribal Foster Homes,
0 Independent Living Programs,
0 Assisted Living Facilities.