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 11, 2023.


Protective Service Reports Screened during March 2024

  • 1,972 Protective Service Reports were screened,
  • 559 Protective Service Reports were screened in (28%)
  • 1,413 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 700
 189
 511
Northern 447
 124
 323
Southcentral 416
 126
 290
Southeast 220
 52
 168
Western 189
 68
 121


Initial Assessments Completed during March 2024

  • 646 Initial Assessments were completed,
  • 128 Initial Assessments were Substantiated (20%),
  • 518 Initial Assessments were Not Substantiated (includes Closed without a Finding).

Table of Initial Assessments Completed, by OCS Region

Region Completed Substantiated Not Substantiated
Anchorage 314
 53
 261
Northern 92
 26
 66
Southcentral 103
 24
 79
Southeast 45
 10
 35
Western 92
 15
 77


Children in Out-of-home care during March 2024

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.

  • 2,657 Children were in Out-of-home care during the month; of these children 1,813 were Alaskan Native/American Indian (68%)
  • 92 children were removed from their home; 61 of these were Alaskan Native/American Indian (66%),
  • 67 children were discharged from Out-of-Home care; 44 of these were Alaskan Native/American Indian (66%)

Table of Children Out of Home, by OCS Region

Region Out of Home Removed from Home Discharged from OCS Care
Anchorage 980
 26
 26
Northern 530
 25
 6
Southcentral 678
 25
 25
Southeast 166
 6
 5
Western 303
 10
 5


Providers who were Licensed during March 2024

There were 1,260 licensed homes during all or part of the month, including the following:

  • 645 Non-Child-Specific Foster Homes (93 of which met the standard for the Indian Child Welfare Act),
  • 522 Child-Specific Foster Homes,
  • 17 Non-Child-Specific Foster Group Homes (2 of which met standards for the Indian Child Welfare Act),
  • 4 Child-Specific Foster Group Homes,
  • 13 Child Placement Agencies,
  • 32 Residential Child Care Facilities,
  • 25 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