Jodi Hill-Lilly, the head of Connecticut’s Department of Children and Families, wants state residents to focus on mental health this Juneteenth holiday.

A judge declined to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the mother of a 7-month-old baby who was killed by his father after being thrown off a Middletown bridge.

There are racks of free prom dresses inside The Shoppes at Buckland Hills ready to be picked up. “Really there is every size and every style so I believe that all young girls will find something ...

The Connecticut Auditors of Public Accounts conducted an audit of DCF’s operations related to kinship care for fiscal years 2018 through 2022.

Audit: Connecticut DCF didn’t do enough to track down families by: Braley Dodson Posted: Nov 13, 2024 / 02:05 PM EST Updated: Nov 13, 2024 / 06:12 PM EST ...

Following reports of abuse and neglect at a group home in Harwinton, CT will add staff and offer more intensive therapy at a set of homes.

DCF closed its case on June 7, “citing Ms. Polino’s successful completion of treatment,” the report says. Her methadone provider requested a welfare check on June 27, because she had not ...

DCF ‘lost track' of girl allegedly assaulted, impregnated by Bristol man: attorney By Amanda Pitts • Published February 1, 2024 • Updated on February 3, 2024 at 11:14 pm ...

DCF officials indicated the newly awarded FPS contracts will be in place from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2028 with an optional renewal for one additional 24-month period. Proposals were received ...

DCF conducted a review of its practices which led the state agency to “continue to enhance its ongoing work,” in several areas including working with undocumented families, identifying and ...

In 2016, social workers, clinicians and other mental health professionals from a dozen DCF programs — at a cost of about $26 million — provided in-home treatment. Just 500 children now live in ...

WOLCOTT, CT (WFSB) - Police enforcement was requested regarding an alleged inappropriate relationship between a 15-year-old girl and a DCF case worker. The investigation revealed that the victim ...