Thursday, July 30, 2015

12 EXPLANATIONS FOR ARIZONA’S CHILD-WELFARE PROBLEMS

12 EXPLANATIONS FOR ARIZONA’S CHILD-WELFARE PROBLEMS

A new report on child welfare in Arizona reveals some startling statistics that help explain why the state’s child-welfare system is overwhelmed and why an unprecedented number of children are in foster care or group homes. This report, technically a supplement to the independent audit conducted by the University of Chicago's Chapin Hall and released late last month, tells much of the same story, but it highlights a few key areas where state programs fell — and continue to fall — short, or where institutional priorities may be misdirected.

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