Recent media coverage of children being removed from their homes as a result of parental drug usage illustrates the issue of protecting children while respecting parental rights. It is a scenario that the Department of Child Safety (DCS) faces on a daily basis. According to Director Gregory McKay,
“We...
PHOENIX (Tuesday, March 29, 2016) – The Arizona Attorney General’s office issued a formal opinion yesterday upholding the Department of Child Safety’s (DCS) longstanding policy of interviewing children without parental notice in instances of neglect. The opinion overrides a decision reached earlier this year by the Arizona Ombudsman-Citizen Aide Office.Â
The Department of Child Safety’...
Arizonans need to know that the Department of Child Safety (DCS) is making real progress at safely reducing the backlog of inactive cases and reports.
There have been some critical errors in reporting from various media outlets, so here is what this really means. A report of alleged child abuse or neglect will come to DCS, usually through our hotline, and then a case is created from...
The Department of Child Safety (DCS) exists to ensure that children thrive in healthy environments, and that’s true for every family and child without exception.
The process of helping children and families originates when someone contacts DCS with a concern over a child’s welfare. DCS responds to reports, which are most often made through its Child Abuse Hotline at 888-SOS-CHILD.  ...
TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) - Foster families in Pima County are getting some much needed help from local churches, thanks to a program called the CarePortal.
There are 15,000 Arizona children in licensed foster homes or kinship, with more than 5,500Â of those children coming from Pima County.
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This new program connects foster families and the Department of Child Safety...
TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) -Â Each year, the Arizona Department of Child Safety removes more children from their homes.
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Right now, the state reports 19,000 children across Arizona no longer living with their parents because officials have determined it is no longer safe for them to stay there. Reasons vary from neglect to physical abuse to sexual abuse.
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Families in the child welfare system are getting divine intervention through a Tucson-based program which connects social service workers with charitable churches.
A year ago, Ana Cepero was pregnant with her fourth child, unemployed, and about to be homeless. The Department of Child Safety stepped in and temporarily took custody of her kids.
"The worst thing was...
PHOENIX (Monday, March 14, 2016) – The Arizona Department of Child Safety continues to show significant productivity gains with the backlog of inactive cases continuing to drop, and wait times for family services showing tremendous improvement. As a result, DCS caseworkers are being freed up to focus more time on the children and families in need.
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The director of the Arizona Department of Child Services joins us on set to talk about the need for Foster...
