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Arizona Department of Child Safety
Phone: Child Abuse Hotline 1-888-767-2445
News Releases
November 16, 2016 | Press Release
November 09, 2016 | Press Release
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The Governor’s Office has approved for the Department of Child Safety to propose amended rules that pertain to fire and pool safety in foster homes and residential group care facilities. The justification for this regular rulemaking is A.R.S. § 41-1026(A)(1) and (A)(5).Â
The current rules do not enable homes with a bedroom that leads into a pool enclosure to be licensed as...
November 02, 2016 | Press Release
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PHOENIX (Wednesday, November 2, 2016) - In recent weeks, the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) Director Gregory McKay has articulated the need for the agency to continue strategically improving services for Arizona’s children and families. At the time DCS was created, more children were in state care than the system could effectively manage. Resources within the agency, the...
October 26, 2016 | Statement
PHOENIXÂ (Wednesday, October 26, 2016)Â Â
On October 3rd, 2016, the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) and the Phoenix Police Department began conducting a joint investigation into the abuse of a 9 year old girl.  Melissa Nicole Loyd and Michael Edward Dugger were arrested and are facing seventeen counts of child abuse.
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The DCS had prior history with the couple,...
October 06, 2016 | Statement
By Gregory McKay, Director, Arizona Department of Child Safety
From 2005 to 2015, the number of children in Arizona’s foster care system grew by 95%. Arizona ranked worst in the nation by this distinction. But today, based on the intentionality and execution of prioritized plans, Arizona’s foster care growth is 1 point better than the national average. That’s promising news. ...
September 27, 2016 | Press Release
PHOENIX (Tuesday, September 27, 2016) – Today, Arizona Department of Child Safety Director Gregory McKay, the First Lady of Arizona Angela Ducey, National Director of Healthy Families Cydney Wessell, other notable prevention advocates, and several hundred attendees celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Healthy Families Arizona program.  Governor Ducey issued a...
September 07, 2016 | Press Release
PHOENIX, AZ (September 7, 2016)Â
Consistent improvements continue month-over-month as the Department of Child Safety diligently pursues its mission to serve the vulnerable children and families of Arizona with excellence.
Progress at DCS is measured by scorecards that track strategic performance metrics. Â At the end of August, the agency achieved significant milestones that...
August 25, 2016 | Press Release
PHOENIX (Thursday, August 25, 2016) – The Department of Child Safety is pleased to announce a ground-breaking project called “Fostering Sustainable Connections.” This program will help children living in group homes and shelters to connect or reconnect to people who have been important in their lives, giving them the supportive relationships that will help them to thrive. For many children,...
August 19, 2016 | Press Release
By Gregory McKay, Director, Arizona Department of Child Safety
Protecting more children with the resources we already have.  Is it possible? Yes, it is. We all agree that Arizona’s children deserve our very best. So, first, let me be very clear – there was no truth to the August 17, 2016 editorial,...
August 12, 2016 | Press Release
PHOENIX (August 12, 2016) - The Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) is pleased to report that measurable agency wide improvements continue with month over month gains that help strengthen families and keep children safe. These gains are in part due to DCS’ ongoing implementation of a strategic management system. The system is focused on effectively identifying and resolving critical...
