Department of Child Safety

When it came to choosing who would lead the Arizona Department of Child Safety, Gov. Doug Ducey had only one candidate in mind.Records show Mike Faust,…

The director of the Arizona Department of Child Safety is resigning Sept. 1 to join the non-profit Childhelp USA as chief operating officer.There was no…

Authorities say a couple is facing multiple drug and child abuse charges after large amounts of heroin and meth were found in their Cottonwood home.The…

The Arizona Supreme Court is declining to review a decision upholding the firings of five Arizona child welfare workers who said they were made scapegoats…

The state Department of Economic Security says it will take over operation of Navajo County's child support program beginning July 1 and that families…

A state appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by five former Arizona child welfare workers who were fired amid an…

State child-protection officials are launching a new program to identify families to care for children living in group homes and shelters due to abuse or…

A federal class action lawsuit has been filed against the state Departments of Child Safety and Health Services on behalf of ten children currently in…

The final results are in as to what happened to those nearly 6,600 complaints of child abuse that were never investigated. Arizona Public Radio’s Howard…

Gov. Jan Brewer signed legislation this afternoon creating a new Department of Child Safety. Arizona Public Radio’s Howard Fischer reports.The new agency…