Â
The Children's Heart Gallery, an initiative of DCS, is a digital exhibit of high quality, compelling photographs capturing the unique personalities of children in Arizona who are waiting to be adopted.
PFCU will display these photographs on its television...
In the Jan. 20 editorial “Sadly, governor’s budget doesn’t match his words,” The Republic referred to a “growing backlog” of inactive DCS cases.
I would like to offer an update of the backlog numbers. They’re going down significantly and have been for some time.
...
TUCSON (Thursday, December 3, 2015) - The Department of Child Safety today launched the CarePortal from the First Assembly of God Church in Tucson. Â
The CarePortal will help DCS staff link multiple churches to needy children and families involved in the child welfare system. Â Often, families caring for children in foster care are presented with a variety of challenges that could place...
PHOENIX (Wednesday, December 02, 2015) – Department of Child Safety (DCS) Director Greg McKay today released data showing improvement in several crucial areas.
Child welfare has been, and will continue to be a high volume, high risk industry. Arizona's Department of Child Safety (formerly Child Protective Services) has continuously suffered the effect of demands outpacing capacity. The...
PHOENIX (Tuesday, December 1, 2015) - The Arizona Department of Child Safety has submitted its agency rules package to the Arizona Secretary of State.
When DCS was created in May of 2014, state lawmakers included in the enacting legislation for the agency - previously a part of the Department of Economic Security – an exemption from certain rulemaking requirements to draft its own set...
PHOENIX (November 9, 2015) – On November 7, 2015, the Department of Child Safety (DCS) and the Mesa Police Department conducted a joint investigation into the child abuse related death of five year old, Helious Griffith. Helious was admitted as a patient at Cardon Children's Medical Center when he was killed by his mother, Lola Griffith (27). His mother then committed suicide at the scene. ...
Director Greg McKay shares the Department of Child Safety's strategic plan with staff and how it will lead to improved outcomes for Arizona's children and families.
Â
November is Adoption Awareness Month. Thousands of children in Arizona are in need of a loving forever home, and YOU might be the one to change their lives! If you would like more information on how to bring joy into your life through adoption, here are some great websites to get you started.
Arizona Children's Heart Gallery
...
PHOENIX (October 15, 2015) – On October 14th, 2015, the Department of Child Safety (DCS) and the Phoenix Police Department conducted a joint investigation into the death of five-month-old, Will'lae Porter. This is an ongoing law enforcement investigation and the cause and manner of death are not yet determined.Â
DCS has prior history with the involved parties. In fact, on May 21st,...
Phoenix (October 2, 2015) – Department of Child Safety Director Greg McKay released the attached statement and supporting documents regarding the recent Auditor General's report of DCS.Â
The Department of Child Safety (DCS) made a commitment to transparency and has exemplified this quality by its conduct since February, 2015. One such example was the latest...
