Statistical Information

• Most Recent Twelve Months

• Five Calendar Years (January through December)

• Five State Fiscal Years (July through June)

• Five Federal Fiscal Years (October through September)

• Glossary of OCS Terms

• 2,012 Protective Service Reports were screened,

• 568 Protective Service Reports were screened in (28%)

• 1,444 Protective Service Reports were screened out

By OCS Region

• 490 Initial Assessments were completed

• 136 Initial Assessments were Substantiated (28%)

• 354 Initial Assessments were Not Substantiated (includes Closed without a Finding)

By OCS Region

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.

• 2,352 Children were in Out-of-home care during the month; of these children 1,668 were Alaskan Native/American Indian (71%)

• 76 children were removed from their home; 49 of these were Alaskan Native/American Indian (64%)

• 44 children were discharged from Out-of-Home care; 29 of these were Alaskan Native/American Indian (66%)

By OCS Region

There were 1,159 licensed homes during all or part of the month, including the following:

• 619 Non-Child-Specific Foster Homes (106 of which identify as Alaska Native or American Indian)

• 471 Child-Specific Foster Homes, (178 of which identify as Alaska Native or American Indian)

• 17 Child Placement Agencies

• 30 Residential Child Care Facilities

• 21 Residential Psychiatric Treatment Centers

• 1 Maternity Homes

• 0 Tribal Foster Homes

• 0 Independent Living Programs

• 0 Assisted Living Facilities