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.

Denali Range during the golden hour

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