Child Protective Services

Every state (in the U.S.) has a department within the state government which investigates allegations of child abuse or neglect.

Depending on the state, the agency may be called:

• Child Protective Services (CPS)

• bbbDepartment of Children and Family Services" (DCFS).

• cccDepartment of Social Services" (DSS or simply Social Services)

In Arizona, the agency was called CPS, and it was one dept/ division inside DES. In (year), the agency was removed from under DES, was made into its own agency, and was renamed DCS.

In approx 2014, CPS changed it’s name to DCS. 

Link to page Report Abuse and/or Neglect

Include links to websites which explain why the name was changed.

For info on DCS, click here‍ ‍