JUAN ABAD’S son was three months old when he was removed from his mother’s house and placed in a foster home after the boy’s twin was murdered. The boy turned […]
Department of Children and Families
Posted inOpinion
Shrinking size of haystack key to preventing child abuse
IT’S NOT REALLY that hard to fix a child welfare system: just listen to your gut instinct – and do the opposite. Gut instinct says: David Almond died a horrible death […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Death of Fall River boy puts DCF in spotlight again
THESE FACTS ARE clear, according to the police: David Almond, a 14-year-old autistic boy, and his twin brother Michael, also autistic, were horribly neglected in the home where Almond’s father […]
Posted inUncategorized
House wants more transparency in foster care system
A BILL THAT the Massachusetts House is set to vote on Thursday would bring more transparency to the state’s troubled foster care system – but would not bring in the […]
Posted inEducation
Big drop in child abuse reports is cause for concern
REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE or neglect in Massachusetts have dropped by more than half in recent months – and that has child protection advocates worried. Thousands of Massachusetts children are stuck at […]
Posted inThe Download
At DCF, fix-it focus hits some bumps
Fixing the queueing system that determines wait-times at the Registry of Motor Vehicles is one thing. Bringing order to the state social service agency charged with ensuring the safety of […]
