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Arizona Department of Child Safety
Phone: Child Abuse Hotline 1-888-767-2445
News Releases
August 10, 2017 | Press Release
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June 19, 2017 | Statement
Additions to the original statement posted on June 13, 2017, are displayed below in red.
The Arizona Department of Child Safety mourns the death of Mary Diaz, who died June 9, 2017. She was five-months-old.
We offer our thoughts and prayers to Mary’s family.
On June 10, 2017, Glendale police arrested Mary’s mother,...
June 06, 2017 | Press Release
PHOENIX (June 6, 2017) –Â
With news this week about a newborn child abandoned in a shopping cart, the Department of Child Safety would like to remind Arizonans about the state’s Safe Haven Law.
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If you are a parent whose situation feels so desperate that you believe you can’t care for your child, Arizona’s Safe Haven Law allows parents to bring a baby, up to three...
May 31, 2017 | Press Release
PHOENIX (May 31, 2017) –
The Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) will be getting some help from Harvard this year.
The Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab (GPL) has selected DCS for its technical assistance program.
As a result, Harvard will send a government innovation fellow to work with DCS on developing a strategy to deliver critical services to...
May 17, 2017 | Press Release
PHOENIX (May 17, 2017) –Â
May isn’t just the final month before cool spring weather cedes to summer’s scorching heat. It’s also National Foster Care Month.
“Every child deserves safety, shelter, and above all to be loved and cared for,” said Arizona Governor Doug Ducey. “...
April 04, 2017 | Statement
PHOENIX (Tuesday, April 4, 2017) –
Few events can traumatize a child more than being taken from their parents and placed in state care.
But a group of benevolent Arizona women has volunteered their time and talents to make this difficult transition easier for Arizona’s kids in foster care, one child at a time.
“We wanted to find a way to do what we could to...
April 02, 2017 | Press Release
PHOENIX (Tuesday, May 2, 2017) –Â
Technology will soon revolutionize how Department of Child Safety (DCS) frontline workers engage children and families in the field.
This summer, the Department will roll out a program that will supply its roughly 1,400 investigators and case managers with tablets so DCS workers can devote more time to address the needs of children and...
March 30, 2017 | Press Release
PHOENIXÂ (Thursday, March 30, 2017) -Â
Representatives from all three branches of government came together for the first meeting on March 21, 2017 to explore what will be needed to fully implement a process for the Department of Child Safety (DCS) to seek court permission prior to removing children from their parents, absent an immediate emergency.
DCS executive leadership and...
