It also comes as the governor seeks to put more investment into the state’s historically troubled child welfare agency ... of the state’s Department of Juvenile Justice, as Smith’s replacement.
Up to 45% of mental health inpatients have experienced sexual violence, with one hospital saying its rate of patient sexual ...
Parents are supposed to have 10 to 14 days to respond to accusations, but instead are sometimes waiting weeks or months while ...
Thousands of Massachusetts parents face scrutiny from the state’s child protection system and, with it, the all-consuming ...
The head of the state's child protection agency is stepping down after eight months on the job. Jeff Fleischer is leaving his post as director of the Division of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) to ...
“The ability to exercise discretion over, and make decisions affecting, a child’s health and welfare is indicative ... In response, lawyers for the Department of Justice argued that because ...
As staff have lost the ability to restrain and seclude residents in their care, they've lost control over some of the most troubled youths in Michigan.
A recent inspection of Michigan’s sole state-run juvenile justice facility for boys ... facility after an investigation by its child welfare licensing department found Shawono employees ...
A special State Department panel told Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the U.S. should restrict arms sales to Israeli ...
Thousands of Massachusetts parents face scrutiny from the state’s child ... see themselves as part of a national movement to reform the child welfare system by introducing more due process ...
The state’s Department of Children and Families ... She covers a variety of topics ranging from child welfare to affordable housing and zoning. Ginny grew up in Arkansas and graduated from ...
According to the GIC’s report for the year 2022-23, six departments – agriculture, farmers welfare ... under scrutiny received less than 100 complaints each, with the social justice department ...