As we strive to create a society that prioritizes the well-being of all, it is our moral obligation to address the pressing issues faced by Massachusetts families involved with the Department of ...

Social workers from the Department of Children and Families took to the streets in Cambridge protesting their skyrocketing caseload numbers and demanding program reform, chanting, “caseloads, ...

A man walks past a "missing child" poster for Harmony Montgomery back in May. The girl is now presumed to be dead. Several months passed. She was nowhere to be found. The governors and welfare systems ...

For the first time in the nearly three decades a federal court has overseen the Department of Children and Families’ reform efforts, the agency has sufficiently lowered caseloads for social workers ...

Correction: An earlier version incorrectly stated that Florida Department of Children & Families Secretary Shevaun Harris asked to have language requiring posting consumer information regarding ...

Efforts to fix the state’s broken Department of Children and Families rose to the surface again this week, with a proposal to toughen mandatory reporting requirements and expand the authority of an ...

A provision requiring the Department of Children and Families to report on how it is reforming the foster care system was stripped out of a bill on children’s wellness, which is expected to come up ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Governor Laura Kelly signed an Executive Order to reform allocation of federal benefits to foster youth. According to Governor Kelly, Executive Order 25-01 is a first of its kind ...

BRIDGEPORT A federal judge refused Tuesday to allow the state Department of Children and Families to renegotiate the terms of a court-approved plan to improve the agency. The 28-page reform plan, ...

Advocates say parents are not adequately resourced in Vermont’s child protective system. LibreShot photo Advocates are asking lawmakers to consider reforms to Vermont’s child protection system, ...

Efforts to fix the state’s broken Department of Children and Families rose to the surface again this week, with a proposal to toughen mandatory reporting requirements and expand the authority of an ...