State Agencies
The Division surpassed other states’ performance in placing children in out-of-home care with relative caregivers between 2000 and 2006, but a few changes would improve staff performance. Specifically, the Division...
To protect the public from the dangerous effects of alcohol misuse, the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control (Department) regulates the manufacturing, distribution, and sale of liquor. Research shows...
The Division should focus on three strategies that improve substance abuse treatment outcomes and hold treatment providers more accountable for consumer outcomes. The strategies are: (1) retaining consumers in programs...
The Division can take steps to better ensure the safety and well-being of children living in group settings known as congregate care including shelters, group homes, and residential treatment centers...
Although a state entity, the State Compensation Fund (Fund) operates like, and competes with, private insurance carriers in providing workers’ compensation insurance to Arizona employers. Workers’ compensation pays lost wages...
Arizona’s Child Protective Services (CPS) program, administered by the Department of Economic Security’s Division of Children, Youth and Families (Division), serves a diverse population of clients. To provide a broad...