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AZ Governor Ducey signs law to appoint an attorney to every child in foster care

Wednesday Apr 14th, 2021

Signed by Arizona Govenor Ducey, Senate Bill 1391 will appoint an attorney for every child in foster care for legal representation

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Financial Relief is here for foster youth, but it's not moving quickly

Monday Apr 5th, 2021

$10.5 million is sitting with DCS to provide assistance to older foster youth as they cope with pandemic stresses. Very little has been distributed.

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Foster kids shouldn't be invisible - one thing that must happen now

Saturday Mar 6th, 2021

We can’t search for children who have disappeared from state care if we don’t know what they look like. Every child in state care needs a photograph.

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Proving who they are: New laws open path to ID for foster, homeless youth

Saturday Mar 6th, 2021

Starting this fall, foster and homeless youth will be able to get official documents that prove who they are — something that was impossible without the approval of a parent or guardian.

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Children dying from abuse known to cps agencies is increasing

Saturday Mar 6th, 2021

12 News analyzed 5 years of DCS child fatality reports finding that the department had prior involvement in nearly half of cases where children later died.

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NUMBER OF CHILDREN DYING FROM ABUSE OR NEGLECT KNOWN TO CPS AGENCIES IS INCREASING

Wednesday Mar 3rd, 2021

According to Arizona's annual child fatality review, 2 out of 3 children that died from maltreatment slipped through the CPS cracks.

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The Monster You Know

Wednesday Mar 3rd, 2021

Pedophilia is a national epidemic. And we should leave no stone unturned in a national, nonpartisan campaign to bring its child victims justice.

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Calling all empty nesters, children need you

Friday Feb 26th, 2021

The shortage of foster families has reached epic levels. By simplifying requirements, children would have the homes they need.

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Disappearing & Dying

Tuesday Jan 19th, 2021

Why 20,000 kids disappear from foster care every year & how to end the crisis.

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Gen Justice releases new brief, “Disappearing and Dying"

Tuesday Jan 19th, 2021

Gen Justice released a new brief, 'Disappearing and Dying' about the 20,000 kids who disappear from foster care every year and how to end crisis.

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TO REDUCE PANDEMIC'S TOLL ON FOSTER KIDS, GEN JUSTICE OUTLINES 33 OPTIONS FOR LAWMAKERS

Thursday Dec 3rd, 2020

Measures lawmakers can implement now to support foster kids, improve oversight and court participation, reduce time in care, and more.

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33 Reforms to Help Kids in Foster Care

Thursday Dec 3rd, 2020

Recommendations to retain foster families, improve oversight, reduce time in care and more.

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