(The Center Square) – Now, without a criminal charge provision, a proposal for the safety of youth against sexually inappropriate behaviors on Thursday reached the rules committee in North Carolina’s ...

TWO NEWS. NEW AT FOUR. HUNDREDS OF POSITIONS MIGHT GET CUT AT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THE STATE HOUSE RECENTLY ACCEPTED THE SENATE’S PLAN TO GET RID OF MORE THAN 450 JOBS, AND ...

The top observations identified in Form 483 reports from inspections conducted under the recently implemented Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR) include risk management, outsourcing and ...

Much was uncertain in Rylee Carew’s childhood. She was removed from her biological mother’s care at age 2 and, after cycling through foster homes, said she was adopted in first grade. At age 16, she ...

A strongly worded memo raised new questions about how much work Department of Children and Families (DCF) staff were doing from home, and whether that level of teleworking was hurting child protection ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - Connecticut’s Office of the Child Advocate issued a public letter Thursday detailing what it called “alarming” deficits in case practice at the Department of Children and ...

The Office of the Child Advocate has opened an investigation into the Department of Children and Families after the suicide of a child who had been visited by a DCF worker. According to a letter to ...

Fourth of July heat wave pushes heat index above 100 across eastern U.S. A prolonged and dangerous heat wave is expected to continue through the Fourth of July weekend, bringing oppressive ...

Even with better technology and regulations, human behavior remains the leading cause of workplace incidents. Here’s what safety leaders need to understand—and fix—in 2026. As occupational safety ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Susan Hamilton has been named interim commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Tuesday. Hamilton currently serves as the ...