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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 May 2026

1,891 Protective Service Reports were screened,
482 Protective Service Reports were screened in (25%)
1,409 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	646	134	512
Northern	449	121	328
Southcentral	419	108	311
Southeast	204	49	155
Western	173	70	103

Initial Assessments Completed during May 2026

495 Initial Assessments were completed,
124 Initial Assessments were Substantiated (25%),
371 Initial Assessments were Not Substantiated (includes Closed without a Finding).

Table of Initial Assessments Completed, by OCS Region

Region	Completed	Substantiated	Not Substantiated
Anchorage	209	38	171
Northern	94	20	74
Southcentral	109	36	73
Southeast	44	4	40
Western	39	26	13

Children in Out-of-home care during May 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.

2,401 Children were in Out-of-home care during the month; of these children 1,667 were Alaskan Native/American Indian (69%)
82 children were removed from their home; 56 of these were Alaskan Native/American Indian (68%),
54 children were discharged from Out-of-Home care; 41 of these were Alaskan Native/American Indian (76%)

Table of Children Out of Home, by OCS Region

Region	Out of Home	Removed from Home	Discharged from OCS Care
Anchorage	970	30	15
Northern	440	14	12
Southcentral	540	27	13
Southeast	152	2	4
Western	299	9	10

Providers who were Licensed during May 2026

There were 1,161 licensed homes during all or part of the month, including the following:

647 Non-Child-Specific Foster Homes (107 of which identify as Alaska Native or American Indian),
451 Child-Specific Foster Homes, (170 of which identify as Alaska Native or American Indian),
16 Child Placement Agencies,
29 Residential Child Care Facilities,
17 Residential Psychiatric Treatment Centers,
1 Maternity Homes,
0 Tribal Foster Homes,
0 Independent Living Programs,
0 Assisted Living Facilities.