Contact Us

Arizona's Statewide Toll-Free Child Abuse Hotline
Phone: 1-888-SOS-CHILD (1-888-767-2445)

DCS offers a series of steps to address and resolve complaints or disagreements. Learn more and visit the: complaints webpage link.

For issues or concerns with a DCS case, please contact the DCS Family Advocate line:

1-877-527-0765 or (602) 364-0777

If you are interested in Foster Care or Adoption, please call (877) KIDS-NEED-U (1-877-543-7633)

DCS Warmline - Resource for Foster Parents and Kinship caregivers

For Foster and Kinship questions, please call the warmline at 1-877-543-7633 option 3.

DCS Volunteers

If you would like to help foster children and families, there are a variety of ways to get involved. To volunteer for events with DCS or explore other volunteer options, visit the volunteer page.

Department of Child Safety

PO Box 6030, S/C C010-23 
Phoenix, Arizona 85005-6030
Phone: 1-602-255-2500

Child Abuse Hotline

Report Child Abuse or Neglect
Phone: 1-888-767-2445 TDD (602) 530-1831
Secondary Phone: (1-888-SOS-CHILD) TDD 1-800 530-1831

Foster Care & Adoption

Foster Care & Adoption
Foster Care & Adoption
Phone: 1-877-KIDS-NEEDU (1-877-543-7633)
Email: [email protected]
Address: P.O. Box 6030, Site Code CH010-22A, Phoenix, AZ 85005-6030
Tucson Adoption Subsidy Program
Adoption
Phone: 520-885-8002
Counties: Cochise, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Yuma
Phoenix Adoption Subsidy Program
Adoption
Phone: 602-771-6470
Counties: Apache, Coconino, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Yavapai
Thomas Cotton
Adoption Liaison-Pima County and Southern Arizona
Foster Care & Adoption
Phone: (520) 872-9463
Email: [email protected]
ICAMA Referrals for Adoptive Children
Email: [email protected]

Prevention

Office of Prevention
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://dcs.az.gov/services/office-prevention

Independent Living Coordinator

Lauren Sosinski
Permanency and Youth Services Supervisor, Independent Living Statewide Coordinator
Phone: 480-651-3348
Email: [email protected]

DCS Comprehensive Health Plan

DCS Comprehensive Health Plan
DCS CHP S/C CH010-18
Phone: (602) 351-2245 TTY/TDD Services 7-1-1
Secondary Phone: 1-800-201-1795
Address: P.O. Box 29202, Phoenix, AZ 85038
DCS Comprehensive Health Plan - System of Care (Behavioral Health)
Phone: (602) 351-2245 TTY/TDD Services 7-1-1
Secondary Phone: 1-800-201-1795
Email: [email protected]
DCS Comprehensive Health Plan - Health Services
Phone: (602) 351-2245 TTY/TDD Services 7-1-1
Secondary Phone: 1-800-201-1795
Email: [email protected]
Secondary Email: [email protected]
DCS Comprehensive Health Plan – Resource Liaisons
Phone: (602) 351-2245 TTY/TDD Services 7-1-1
Secondary Phone: 1-800-201-1795
Email: [email protected]
Mercy Care Arizona
Maricopa County and Pinal County zip codes 85120, 85140, 85143, 85220, 85240, 85243
Phone: Foster Care Hotline: 602-633-0763
Secondary Phone: Children’s Liaison: 480-751-8471
Email: [email protected]
AHCCCS Clinical Resolution Unit
Phone: 1-800-867-5808
Email: [email protected]
Mercy Care DCS Comprehensive Health Plan - Member Services
Phone: (602) 212-4983 TTY/TDD Services 7-1-1
Secondary Phone: 1-833-711-0776 / Foster Care Hotline: (602) 633-0763 / Children’s Liaison: (480) 751-8471
Email: [email protected]
Mercy Care 24 Hour Nurse Line
Phone: (602) 212-4983 TTY/TDD Services 7-1-1
Secondary Phone: 1-833-711-0776
Mercy Care DCS Comprehensive Health Plan – OIFA
Your Office of Family Affairs (OIFA)
Phone: (602) 453-8095
Email: [email protected]

Communication

Darren DaRonco
Public Information Officer
Phone: 480-798-5305
Email: [email protected]

Volunteer or Donate

Rayetta Sanchez
Community Liaison
Email: [email protected]

General Information

Arizona Department of Child Safety
Phone: 602-255-2500
Email: [email protected]
Address: P.O. Box 6030, Site Code CH010-23A, Phoenix, Arizona 85005-6030
Foster Care Support
Email: [email protected]
Office of the Ombudsman
Phone: 602-364-0777
Email: [email protected]
DCS Records Coordinator
Records Coordinator
Phone: 602-364-4319
Email: [email protected]

Field Resources & Policy Unit

Policy Unit
Email: [email protected]
Tribal Relations
Email: [email protected]
Permanency & Youth Services
Transitional Independent Living Program [TILP]; National Youth in Transition Database [NYTD]; Young Adult Transitional Insurance [YATI]; Voluntary Foster Care; Transition Age Youth [14-21]
Email: [email protected]
Education Liaison
Email: [email protected]
Healthy Families Arizona
Statewide Program Manager
Pauline Haas-Vaughn
Email: [email protected]

Permanency Policy Specialist
Phone: 602-255-2535
Email: [email protected]

Youth Support

Youth Empowerment Council
Email: [email protected]

Service Array Re-Design

Service Array - General Questions
For questions or comments, please fill out the form here: dcs.az.gov/service-array

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