Patty Machelor

More collaboration could help Arizona families avoid crises and keep children out of foster care, local service providers say.

Children in troubled families are often destined for troubled lives — unless they get help before their brains become “hard-wired for stress.”

When it comes to preventing child abuse and neglect, and addressing family dysfunction, few issues are as critical as addiction.

"Fixing our foster care crisis” was made possible through major funding from the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona and additional support from the University of Southern California Annenberg Center's Fund for Journalism on Child Well-being. 

Fixing our foster care crisis” was made possible through major funding from the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona and additional support from the University of Southern California Annenberg Center's Fund for Journalism on Child Well-being.