The Kansas Department for Children and Families is accepting applications for its SUN Bucks program ahead of the summer ...

The Connecticut Legislature’s Children’s Committee is looking at reforms around child welfare as the Department of Children ...

The new head of the Department of Children and Families (DCF) told lawmakers during a public hearing Tuesday that she’s focused on transparency. Interim DCF Commissioner Susan Hamilton spoke with the ...

Last summer two audits emerged, one state, one federal, each with something urgent to tell us about our state’s child welfare system. The first warning came from the Connecticut Auditors of Public ...

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 ...

As a man reportedly held captive for 20 years recovers, legislators are seeking answers about the case and considering reforms to prevent similar cases in the future. The Connecticut Department of ...

This story has been updated. Lawmakers gathered on Wednesday to hear testimony from state auditors and representatives of the Department of Children and Families about a recent report which found that ...