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.

The following data was harvested from the OCS ORCARPT database on November 10, 2022.


Protective Service Reports Screened during October 2022

  • 1,847 Protective Service Reports were screened,
  • 636 Protective Service Reports were screened in (34%)
  • 1,211 Protective Service Reports were screened out (66%)

Table of Protective Service Reports Screened, by OCS Region

Region Reports Screened Reports Screened In Reports Screened Out
Anchorage 572
 204
 368
Northern 491
 161 330
Southcentral 411
 145 266
Southeast 198
 45
 153
Western 175
 81
 94


Initial Assessments Completed during October 2022

  • 468 Initial Assessments were completed,
  • 122 Initial Assessments were Substantiated (26%),
  • 346 Initial Assessments were Not Substantiated (includes Closed without a Finding).

Table of Initial Assessments Completed, by OCS Region

Region Completed Substantiated Not Substantiated
Anchorage 142 31
 111
Northern 106
 36
 70
Southcentral 144
 33
 111
Southeast 31
 4
 27
Western 45
 18
 33


Children in Out-of-home care during October 2022

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.

  • 2,906 Children were in Out-of-home care during the month; of these children 1,960 were Alaskan Native/American Indian (67%)
  • 113 children were removed from their home; 76 of these were Alaskan Native/American Indian (67%),
  • 79 children were discharged from Out-of-Home care; 55 of these were Alaskan Native/American Indian (70%)

Table of Children Out of Home, by OCS Region

Region Out of Home Removed from Home Discharged from OCS Care
Anchorage 1,058 47
 28
Northern 520 20
 5
Southcentral 803 22
 34
Southeast 186
 8
 2
Western 339
 16
 10


Providers who were Licensed during October 2022

There were 1,446 licensed homes during all or part of the month, including the following:

  • 614 Non-Child-Specific Foster Homes (89 of which met the standard for the Indian Child Welfare Act),
  • 596 Child-Specific Foster Homes,
  • 138 Non-Child-Specific Foster Group Homes (569 of which met standards for the Indian Child Welfare Act),
  • 34 Child-Specific Foster Group Homes,
  • 15 Child Placement Agencies,
  • 37 Residential Child Care Facilities,
  • 10 Residential Psychiatric Treatment Centers,
  • 2 Maternity Homes,
  • 0 Tribal Foster Homes,
  • 0 Independent Living Programs,
  • 0 Assisted Living Facilities.

Resources


OCS Statistical Information in Excel Workbook Format