ARIZONA (July 14, 2015) – With desert temperatures rapidly rising, Bashas’ and Food City grocery stores have teamed up with the Arizona Department of Child Safety to urge everyone to double-check their vehicle every single time they exit it this summer – to make sure no child is left inside.
Arizona ranks third in the United States per capita for hyperthermia deaths of children in hot...
An independent review of the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) was conducted by the Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago.
Legislation which created DCS required the Office of the Auditor General (Laws 2014, 2nd S.S., Ch. 1, §159) to engage an independent consult with expertise in child welfare system planning and operations to examine the current child...
The Department of Child Safety was granted rulemaking authority under A.R.S. § 8-453(A)(5), and an 18-month exemption from the rulemaking requirements of Title 41, Chapter 6 under Arizona Laws 2014, Second Special Session, Chapter 1, Section 158 (Senate Bill 1001).
The law requires the Department to post all drafts of its...
Tucson, AZ (Thursday, June 11, 2015) – An Arizona Department of Child Safety employee's quick actions led to the recovery of a 10-year-old boy who went missing in the Tucson area on June 2nd, 2015.
Department of Child Safety Investigator Amanda Hudson was driving home from work in the area of I-10 and Colossal Cave when she discovered the child along the side...
Phoenix, AZ (Friday, June 05, 2015) – Investigators from the DCS Office of Child Welfare Investigations (OCWI) are working with the Mesa Police Department in that department’s criminal investigation into the death of a 1 year-old child earlier today.
Upon receiving the report of the child’s death and the subsequent arrest of 27 year-old Andrew Isaac, DCS was...
Phoenix, AZ (June 1, 2015) – Just two weeks ago, Arizona’s severely abused and neglected children seeking emergency shelter had nowhere to sleep but a hard cot in an office building. In response to this recent crisis of space and placement faced by the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS), Childhelp®, the nation’s oldest and largest nonprofit advocating for abused...
PHOENIX (Tuesday, May 26, 2015) – Arizona Department of Child Safety Director Greg McKay is commissioning a multidisciplinary group of volunteers to reshape Arizona’s foster care system. The Fostering Inclusion Respect Support Trust (FIRST) Advisory Commission consists of professionals and community partners with a depth of experience with Arizona’s foster care...
There are 17,000 ribbons tied on Jefferson Street between 7th and 16th Streets. Please tell your family, friends and co-workers to take a drive down Jefferson Street and reflect on the fact that each ribbon represent a child in foster care.
Phoenix, AZ (Thursday, May 14, 2015) – Working at an unprecedented pace, the Department of Child Safety, Childhelp and the City of Phoenix have reached an agreement to refurbish space in Phoenix to temporarily house children aged 10 and under that have been removed from unsafe homes.
The agreement was reached between the three parties within 11 days and...
