Christy Lawton, Director

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• Employment Opportunities | Interested in joining our team? Learn more by watching our recruitment video. 
  
• Cultural Resources for Alaska Families: Traditional Health & Wellness Guide
• Citizen's Review Panel — 2017-2018 | Appendices
• 2019 Annual Progress & Service Report 
• 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 
  
• 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 

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.