Child abuse laws are defined and outlined here. Physical abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse are all crimes punishable by law.

A mother who severely abused her children was found to also have been a victim of abuse. This abuse in her past is no excuse for her abuse of her thirteen children. Both her, and her husband are accused of shackling up their children for months at a time in disgusting living conditions.

This program enables children to heal through the use of art. Events occur throughout the year that children can attend. Mentors are assigned to children to help the healing process.

An astounding 18,000 kids are in the Arizona foster care system between foster homes, group homes, and shelters. Donating time to foster care organizations can be just as valuable as any donations that can be contributed whether it be financial or material. You can also take a step further and change a child's life by becoming a foster parent or adopting.

This site shows statistics pertaining to children in foster care in 2015. The statistics include length of stay, outcome, placement settings, gender, age, and other information. The information was gathered from the Federal Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System.