Children's institutions in Arizona in the United States are accused of shelving thousands of child abuse cases

Children's institutions in Arizona in the United States are accused of shelving thousands of child abuse cases. According to a report by the New York Times on December 10, a long-term homicide investigator in the United States...

reported that this scandal may cause a serious blow to the Arizona state government. Governor Brewer himself is facing various criticisms and calls for the resignation of Economic Security Director Carter. Carter, an official promoted by Brewer, now oversees dozens of social security programs, including child welfare.

Unlike the crisis in which 73 children died due to abuse and neglect between 1997 and 2002, child welfare agencies currently have a backlog of 10,000 cases and another 12,000 cases are under investigation. This time it is generally believed that the Child Protection Bureau needs deep reform. Nemark, president of the local Children's Action Alliance, said the challenges faced by the Child Protection Agency due to budget cuts during the recession are serious. Many child protection services have been forced to cease to help children who need to "escape" from their families. In addition, subsidies for working parents have been frozen, cut or child care subsidies have been reduced, and federal funding for the Child Protection Agency has also contributed to the problem.

Brewer last week asked lawmakers, prosecutors, child welfare advocates and state officials to form a team to oversee uninvestigated hotline reports, but the effort will greatly increase staffing pressure on the Child Protective Service, which is facing a 600-person staffing shortfall.