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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 overview of CPS client characteristics, auditors analyzed selected
demographic, risk, and public assistance data for a sample of CPS
clients. The analyses found that the distribution of CPS clients was
generally comparable demographically to the State’s overall population,
with a few exceptions. Further, children in only a small percentage of
reports alleging abuse or neglect were in impending danger of serious or
severe harm because of a specific behavior, such as substance abuse, by
their parents/guardians. Moreover, almost one-half of the children had
been alleged child victims in multiple, separate CPS reports during
their lifetimes. Finally, many of the CPS clients received public
assistance.
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