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Arizona Department of Child Safety
Phone: Child Abuse Hotline 1-888-767-2445
News Releases
August 08, 2019 | Statement
DCS is committed to protecting Arizona’s children and pursuing permanency on their behalf. That commitment includes providing services to parents, family members, guardians or custodians in an attempt to strengthen the family pursuant to Arizona law. While providing those services and pursuing safety for children, Arizona law dictates that certain information remain confidential in order to...
August 06, 2019 | Press Release
PHOENIX — Governor Doug Ducey today announced the appointment of Mike Faust as the new Director of the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS). Faust replaces Director Greg McKay, who will depart his position as director of the agency on August 30th to begin as Chief Operating Officer for Childhelp USA.
“There is no greater responsibility of government than to protect...
June 11, 2019 | Press Release
Discover Each Child’s Unique Story and Spirit
The Arizona Children’s Heart Gallery was created with one goal in mind, to heighten the visibility of children in foster care awaiting families.
Today, we are proud to share with you the Arizona Department of Child Safety's new and improved Children’s Heart Gallery website.
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March 26, 2019 | Statement
Evil is among us. Moreover, it is most often undetected until something horrible, and formerly concealed, is revealed. I know this as a former homicide detective, as the current Department of Child Safety (DCS) Director, and as a human being. It is natural for compassionate people to become angered and emotional upon hearing such revelations. It is also common for those emotions and the...
March 20, 2019 | Statement
The Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) can confirm that we removed the children from the home of Machelle Hackney on March 14, 2019.
While we cannot comment or release information on specific aspects of this case due to confidentiality laws, we can comment in general on how DCS licenses its foster placements.
The Department requires all potential foster placements undergo...
