Alaska Children's Services provides psychiatric residential treatment for children and adolescents with moderate to severe emotional and behavioral disorders.

Fifty-eight youth reside in seven cottages on two campuses. The Jesse Lee Campus, located on twenty-five acres, eight miles south of downtown Anchorage, is the site of four cottages, a school, gymnasium, and outdoor recreation areas. The Maplewood Campus, located on five-acres in central Anchorage, is the site of three additional cottages.

Typically, students admitted to Alaska Children's Services' residential program have been unable to resolve their individual treatment issues in an outpatient setting. Additionally, they have been unsuccessful in foster care or less restrictive treatment settings.

Alaska Children’s Services recognizes the importance of spiritual development in students’ lives. An active and voluntary spiritual life program is available for all students in our residential program. Using story telling, crafts, activities and cultural lore, ACS youth experience emotional and spiritual growth in a nonsectarian, positive and supportive way. The Spiritual Life staff and all associated activities are funded by private gifts and grants.