Child Protective Services

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Child Protective Services
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Think About This

• 12 in 1,000 children are abused and neglected
  each year
• Every 10 seconds a child is abused in the United
  States
• In 2004, 40 kids died-18 had involvement with CPS

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The General Forms of Abuse
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Facts to Know

• What is considered child abuse by state
  regulations?
• What is the goal of CPS?

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Problems With CPS

• Investigations not performed to meet standards
• Funding not used effectively
• Program unstable

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Funding

• In 2003, 35 million increase
• Where did it go?
• What effects does it have?

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Investigations

• 24-hour hotline
• Report classified

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What Happens Next?

• The law requires 100 of cases to be
  investigated
• Since 2002, Janets idea
• Why is this bad?
• Emily Mays story

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Stability of Program

• 2003 reform supposed to help CPS
• In reality, workers are quitting just as quickly
  as trained

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My Solutions
Enforce existing laws
Put more money into informing the public
Do more thorough background checks on foster
parents
Create more family help programs
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Works Cited

• United States. Arizona Governor. Action Plan for
  Reform of Arizonas Child Protection
• System. By Governor Janet Napolitano. 30
  September 2003. 25 October 2006
  http//azgovernor.gov/cps/documents/action_plan3.p
  df.
• United States. Arizona State Senate Issue Paper.
  Arizona Child Protective Services.
• 4 October 2006. 27 October 2006
  http//www.azleg.gov/briefs/Senate/ARIZONA20CHILD
  20PROTECTIVE20SERVICES.pdf.
• United Stated. Arizona Department of Economic
  Security. Division of Youth and Families-CPS. 27
  October 2006 http//www.azdes.gob/dcyf/c
  mdps/cps/guide.aspTop.