Alaska 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.
The following data was harvested from the OCS ORCARPT database on January 10, 2023.
Protective Service Reports Screened during December 2022
- 1,455 Protective Service Reports were screened,
- 522 Protective Service Reports were screened in (36%)
- 933 Protective Service Reports were screened out
Table of Protective Service Reports Screened, by OCS Region
Region |
Reports Screened |
Reports Screened In |
Reports Screened Out |
Anchorage |
464
|
174
|
290
|
Northern |
373
|
139 |
234
|
Southcentral |
305
|
104 |
201
|
Southeast |
163
|
48
|
115
|
Western |
150
|
57
|
93
|
Initial Assessments Completed during December 2022
- 554 Initial Assessments were completed,
- 126 Initial Assessments were Substantiated (23%),
- 428 Initial Assessments were Not Substantiated (includes Closed without a Finding).
Table of Initial Assessments Completed, by OCS Region
Region |
Completed |
Substantiated |
Not Substantiated |
Anchorage |
156
|
36
|
120
|
Northern |
169
|
43
|
126
|
Southcentral |
117
|
23
|
94
|
Southeast |
57
|
10
|
47
|
Western |
55
|
14
|
41
|
Children in Out-of-home care during December 2022
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.
- 2,840 Children were in Out-of-home care during the month; of these children 1,923 were Alaskan Native/American Indian (68%)
- 71 children were removed from their home; 48 of these were Alaskan Native/American Indian (68%),
- 67 children were discharged from Out-of-Home care; 51 of these were Alaskan Native/American Indian (76%)
Table of Children Out of Home, by OCS Region
Region |
Out of Home |
Removed from Home |
Discharged from OCS Care |
Anchorage |
1,024 |
29
|
30
|
Northern |
537 |
21
|
6
|
Southcentral |
774
|
14
|
22
|
Southeast |
178
|
5
|
7
|
Western |
327
|
2
|
2
|
Providers who were Licensed during December 2022
There were 1,400 licensed homes during all or part of the month, including the following:
- 634 Non-Child-Specific Foster Homes (94 of which met the standard for the Indian Child Welfare Act),
- 561 Child-Specific Foster Homes,
- 114 Non-Child-Specific Foster Group Homes (561 of which met standards for the Indian Child Welfare Act),
- 26 Child-Specific Foster Group Homes,
- 15 Child Placement Agencies,
- 37 Residential Child Care Facilities,
- 11 Residential Psychiatric Treatment Centers,
- 2 Maternity Homes,
- 0 Tribal Foster Homes,
- 0 Independent Living Programs,
- 0 Assisted Living Facilities.
Resources
OCS Statistical Information in Excel Workbook Format