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 May 11, 2023.
Protective Service Reports Screened during April 2023
- 1,915 Protective Service Reports were screened,
- 604 Protective Service Reports were screened in (32%)
- 1,311 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 |
607 |
197
|
410
|
Northern |
480
|
149 |
331
|
Southcentral |
455
|
130
|
325
|
Southeast |
205
|
60
|
145
|
Western |
168
|
68
|
100
|
Initial Assessments Completed during April 2023
- 443 Initial Assessments were completed,
- 123 Initial Assessments were Substantiated (28%),
- 320 Initial Assessments were Not Substantiated (includes Closed without a Finding).
Table of Initial Assessments Completed, by OCS Region
Region |
Completed |
Substantiated |
Not Substantiated |
Anchorage |
131
|
32
|
99
|
Northern |
129
|
35
|
94
|
Southcentral |
103
|
35
|
68
|
Southeast |
43
|
10
|
33
|
Western |
37
|
11
|
26
|
Children in Out-of-home care during April 2023
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.
- 2,775 Children were in Out-of-home care during the month; of these children 1,896 were Alaskan Native/American Indian (68%)
- 96 children were removed from their home; 70 of these were Alaskan Native/American Indian (73%),
- 38 children were discharged from Out-of-Home care; 26 of these were Alaskan Native/American Indian (68%)
Table of Children Out of Home, by OCS Region
Region |
Out of Home |
Removed from Home |
Discharged from OCS Care |
Anchorage |
1,034 |
32
|
16
|
Northern |
559 |
20
|
4
|
Southcentral |
716
|
18
|
15
|
Southeast |
169
|
5
|
1
|
Western |
297
|
21
|
2
|
Providers who were Licensed during April 2023
There were 1,365 licensed homes during all or part of the month, including the following:
- 652 Non-Child-Specific Foster Homes (99 of which met the standard for the Indian Child Welfare Act),
- 537 Child-Specific Foster Homes,
- 79 Non-Child-Specific Foster Group Homes (8 of which met standards for the Indian Child Welfare Act),
- 19 Child-Specific Foster Group Homes,
- 16 Child Placement Agencies,
- 38 Residential Child Care Facilities,
- 22 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