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.
June 2026
Protective Service Reports Screened
1578 Protective Service Reports were screened,
475 Protective Service Reports were screened in (30%)
1,103 Protective Service Reports were screened out
By OCS Region
Region | Reports Screened | Reports Screened In | Reports Screen Out |
|---|---|---|---|
Anchorage | 514 | 145 | 369 |
Northern | 347 | 107 | 240 |
Southcentral | 389 | 115 | 274 |
Southeast | 164 | 41 | 123 |
Western | 164 | 67 | 97 |
June 2026
Initial Assessments Completed
506 Initial Assessments were completed
111 Initial Assessments were Substantiated (22%)
395 Initial Assessments were Not Substantiated (includes Closed without a Finding)
By OCS Region
Region | Completed | Substantiated | Not Substantiated |
|---|---|---|---|
Anchorage | 135 | 27 | 108 |
Northern | 158 | 32 | 126 |
Southcentral | 132 | 33 | 99 |
Southeast | 61 | 11 | 50 |
Western | 20 | 8 | 12 |
June 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.
2,391 Children were in Out-of-home care during the month; of these children 1,666 were Alaskan Native/American Indian (70%)
81 children were removed from their home; 68 of these were Alaskan Native/American Indian (84%)
75 children were discharged from Out-of-Home care; 60 of these were Alaskan Native/American Indian (80%)
By OCS Region
Region | Out of Home | Removed from Home | Discharged from OCS Care |
|---|---|---|---|
Anchorage | 949 | 19 | 27 |
Northern | 455 | 28 | 12 |
Southcentral | 542 | 19 | 19 |
Southeast | 154 | 7 | 2 |
Western | 291 | 8 | 15 |
June 2026
Providers who were Licensed
There were 1,162 licensed homes during all or part of the month, including the following:
634 Non-Child-Specific Foster Homes (105 of which identify as Alaska Native or American Indian)
461 Child-Specific Foster Homes, (177 of which identify as Alaska Native or American Indian)
17 Child Placement Agencies
30 Residential Child Care Facilities
19 Residential Psychiatric Treatment Centers
1 Maternity Homes
0 Tribal Foster Homes
0 Independent Living Programs
0 Assisted Living Facilities
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