The programs administered by the Dependent Children's Services Division are designed to assure the best interests of Arizona's dependent children are served by providing a system of information, advocacy, and review. Foster Care Review Board is designed to assist juvenile court judges. The case review determines what efforts have been made by the social services agency with whom the child has been placed, to carry out the plan for the permanent placement of the child.
Review boards submit recommendations to the presiding juvenile court judge in each county.
Court Appointed Special Advocates are specially trained volunteers who are appointed to an individual case by the presiding juvenile court judge. CASAs function as independent advocates for children who are wards of the court. CASAs help ensure a child's right to a safe, permanent home is actively pursued. CASAs make recommendations to the presiding juvenile court judge to assist in the judicial review process. Parent Assistance Program Hotline provides court related and other information to parents and guardians whose children have been removed from the home by Child Protective Services.