Christy Lawton, Director

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• Employment Opportunities | Interested in joining our team? Learn more by watching our recruitment video. 
• Alaska Tribal Child Welfare Compact
  
• View a video about the Alaska Tribal Welfare Compact with additional Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) convention footage.
  
• DHSS Children's Bureau: Child and Family Services Review 2017 Final Report | Letter
  
• OCS Response to Citizen's Review Panel — 2017
• Citizen's Review Panel - 2017
• Annual Progress & Services Report - 2017
• 2017 Child and Family Services Review Statewide Assessment​
• Transforming Child Welfare Outcomes for Alaska Native Children, Strategic Plan 2016-2020. For further information about the plan and how you can become involved, please contact Christy Lawton, at 465-3191 or Christy.Lawton@alaska.gov.
  
• Foster Parent Survey
  
• 2014-2019 Alaska's Child and Family Services Plan
• Community Cafe Report: Let's Talk about Safe Kids and Strong Families
• Frequently Asked Questions on Medicaid expansion in Alaska
• Tribal Title IV-E Maintenance Program: Agreement between: the State of Alaska & Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska
• State officals pleased with new regulations to protect Native children​​​
  
• Protecting Children in Families Affected by Substance Use Disorders
• Methamphetamine: What Child Welfare Workers Should Know
• Methadone: Intro for Child Welfare Workers

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Vitamin D is important for strong bones and may contribute to overall good health. Alaskans should select foods that are high in vitamin D, such as Alaska salmon, and should talk with their health care provider about vitamin D and the risks and benefits of supplementation.

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OCS Practice Model

• Office of Children's Services Practice Model
  • Intake Program
  • Initial Assessment Program
  • Family Services Program
  • Resource Families Program
  • Service Array Program
• Alaska Child & Family Services Review Program Improvement Plan
  • Data Profile — Performance Gauges

Mission, Goals & Strategies

• About us
• Strengthening families;
• Keeping Alaska's children safer;
• Partnership with Tribal Leaders;
• Fostering a high quality and stable workforce; and
• Building enhanced relationships with community partners.