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.
May 2026
Protective Service Reports Screened
1,891 Protective Service Reports were screened,
482 Protective Service Reports were screened in (25%)
1,409 Protective Service Reports were screened out
By OCS Region
Region | Reports Screened | Reports Screened In | Reports Screen Out |
|---|---|---|---|
Anchorage | 646 | 134 | 512 |
Northern | 449 | 121 | 328 |
Southcentral | 419 | 108 | 311 |
Southeast | 204 | 49 | 155 |
Western | 173 | 70 | 103 |
May 2026
Initial Assessments Completed
495 Initial Assessments were completed
124 Initial Assessments were Substantiated (25%)
371 Initial Assessments were Not Substantiated (includes Closed without a Finding)
By OCS Region
Region | Reports Screened | Reports Screened In | Reports Screen Out |
|---|---|---|---|
Anchorage | 209 | 38 | 171 |
Northern | 94 | 20 | 74 |
Southcentral | 109 | 36 | 73 |
Southeast | 44 | 4 | 40 |
Western | 39 | 26 | 13 |
May 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.
2,401 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%)
By OCS Region
Region | Reports Screened | Reports Screened In | Reports Screen Out |
|---|---|---|---|
Anchorage | 970 | 30 | 15 |
Northern | 440 | 14 | 12 |
Southcentral | 540 | 27 | 13 |
Southeast | 152 | 2 | 4 |
Western | 299 | 9 | 10 |
May 2026
Providers who were Licensed
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
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