Healthcare Systems & Policy

Arkansas is the only state in the country in which two separate state departments conduct non-criminal investigations of suspected child maltreatment.

Poverty and Class, Mental Health, Community Safety

This is what happens when the hot line receives a report of alleged child maltreatment, according to interviews with Arkansas State Police and Arkansas Department of Human Services officials, state documents and state webpage.

Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Mental Health, Community Safety, Patient Safety and Ethics