child welfare

Two Prescott-area Republican lawmakers have condemned a report by the Arizona Department of Health that identifies firearms as a significant cause of children's deaths in 2023.

The City of Prescott is the first city in Arizona to install a Safe Haven Baby Box, a spot where parents can drop off a newborn anonymously without fear of prosecution.

Officials say a flaw in a data system used by the Department of Child Safety let judges decide to remove children from homes without all the necessary information.

A woman believed to be one of the 20 wives of a polygamous sect leader jailed in Arizona faces charges for allegedly sending threatening emails to child welfare workers in a bid to get her two daughters released from state foster care.