The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families failed to properly recognize warning signs or effectively intervene with parents prior to the death a 4-year-old Worcester girl, according to a ...

DCF served the family, which included A’zella and a younger and older sibling, for three years and eight months until Oct. 20, 2023. DCF, which hadn’t seen the children for 114 days, closed the case, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There’s been little resolution for hundreds of people in need of benefits from the state, because of issues with a system that has ...

Francisco Ortiz is charged with murder in the death of his 4-year-old daughter, A'zella, in October 2024. The state's Department of Children and Families monitored the family for nearly four years, ...

The state Department of Children and Families (DCF) is detailing their findings in the case of a Waterbury man who claims he was held captive for 20 years. DCF said it followed protocols after ...

Lawmakers are considering a sweeping bill on reforms to the Connecticut Department of Children and Families following the ...

Lawmakers asked interim DCF Commissioner Susan Hamilton about caseworker turnover, children's mental health support, homeschooling and more.

The state Department of Children and Families is expected to send an 8-year-old American-born girl to Guatemala after a court order, giving custody to her deported father who reportedly raped the girl ...