The Growing Number of Alaska Children in Foster Care, 2011-2015

Authors

• Diwakar Vadapalli
• Jessica Passini

Files

Description

The number of Alaska children in foster care was up sharply in 2015, with the average monthly number jumping more than 20%. We don’t have the data to document why the number went up, but state officials have said it might be partly because the Office of Children’s Services (OCS) is investigating more cases and taking more aggressive measures to protect children and avoid another spate of child deaths, as happened in 2014. Recent news reports also point to increased abuse of heroin among parents as potentially contributing to more child abuse and neglect.

Publication Date

3-1-2016

Keywords

Alaska, foster care

Recommended Citation

Vadapalli, Diwakar and Passini, Jessica, "The Growing Number of Alaska Children in Foster Care, 2011-2015" (2016). Reports. 142.
https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/uaa_iser_reports/142

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/11122/6465