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Arizona leaders discuss DCS issues after spate of child deaths

Rebekah Baptiste, Emily Pike, and Zariah Dodd - these three girls all died in 2025, and they all had links with the state's ...

'We have a system that isn't working:' Lawmakers hold oversight meeting on DCS after 3 girls were murdered

Emily Pike, Zariah Dodd and Rebekah Baptiste. How does our state protect other children like them? Lawmakers are searching ...
KTAR

Arizona lawmaker says Department of Child Safety has committed to immediate reforms

The Department of Child Safety has committed to making a series of improvements to Arizona's child welfare system, officials ...
ABC15 Arizona

Arizona lawmaker calls for action amid probe into DCS

Calls for change have been growing louder following three high-profile murders of children known to the state Department of ...

Arizona GOP says DCS is making changes after meeting with state lawmakers

Arizona GOP lawmakers say the Department of Child Safety is taking immediate steps toward reform following meetings with ...
ABC15 Phoenix, AZ on MSN

New records: Baptiste family had open DCS case before move to Apache County

The Arizona Department of Child Safety is detailing for the first time what they knew and when before the murder of 10-year-old Rebekah Baptiste. On Wednesday, DCS sent the ABC15 Investigators a list ...
AZFamily

DCS, Phoenix school clash over abuse reports for Arizona girl later found killed

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — There’s friction brewing between a Phoenix school and the Department of Child Safety over whether the murder of a 10-year-old girl could have been prevented. Empower College Prep, ...