Weapons And Drug Bust – WTNH Connecticut News (press release)
WTNH Connecticut News (press release)Weapons And Drug BustWTNH Connecticut News (press release)The Department of Children and Families (DCF) was contacted and a referral was made for two children, under the Drug Endangered Children (DEC) Program, who w…
Read MoreOP-ED | Sound, Unfunded Reform – CT Newsjunkie
OP-ED | Sound, Unfunded ReformCT NewsjunkieThis session, the legislature passed landmark legislation to improve our juvenile justice system. Yet the state budget starves that very system for funding. So the question is: What happens to our kids when a …
Read MoreLocal Police, Medical, Health Authorities Hail New Opioid Legislation – The Newtown Bee
Local Police, Medical, Health Authorities Hail New Opioid Legislation The Newtown Bee Newtown responders and officials who have seen the devastation resulting from Connecticut’s opioid epidemic are hailing newly enacted legislation that limits prescription quantities on powerful painkillers, mandates towns and cities to provide an … |
At CT’s juvenile jail, a spike in staff injuries – The CT Mirror
The CT Mirror | At CT’s juvenile jail, a spike in staff injuries The CT Mirror At CT’s juvenile jail, a spike in staff injuries. By: Jacqueline Rabe Thomas … “DCF’s adherence to a narrative that the kids are just violent and incorrigible is not a good sign for the agency’s continued leadership of the state’s juvenile justice … |
27 Babies Brought to Local Hospitals Under Connecticut’s Safe Haven Law – WNPR News
WNPR News | 27 Babies Brought to Local Hospitals Under Connecticut’s Safe Haven Law WNPR News Within 24 hours after the infant is left at a hospital, DCF is notified and it takes custody of the baby. Anonymity is a key part of the law — to encourage a mother not to abandon the infant anywhere. But if there is contact info, DCF is required to … |
3 babies saved by Connecticut Safe Haven law this year – FOX 61
FOX 613 babies saved by Connecticut Safe Haven law this yearFOX 61The Safe Haven Law gives a parent who either can no longer care for their baby or for no longer wants to the option to hand over custody to DCF, as long as the child is 30 days old or yo…
Read MoreParental Rights of Mentally Ill at Stake in Conn. ADA Case – Connecticut Law Tribune
Connecticut Law Tribune | Parental Rights of Mentally Ill at Stake in Conn. ADA Case Connecticut Law Tribune On one side is the Connecticut Department of Children and Families, whose mission is to protect the welfare of children. On the other are a handful of advocacy groups who object to DCF’s handling of a long-running case involving two parents with mental … |
Couple Who Had Children Taken At Birth By DCF Wins Appeal For New Trial – Hartford Courant
Hartford Courant | Couple Who Had Children Taken At Birth By DCF Wins Appeal For New Trial Hartford Courant The Connecticut DCF took custody of the couple’s two children at birth — Joe Jr. in 2005 and Danny in 2006 — under a controversial doctrine known as “predictive neglect.” Watley and Hasemann haven’t seen their boy since 2008. The children live with a … |
Connecticut Couple Wages Legal Fight After DCF Takes Children At Birth – Hartford Courant
Hartford Courant | Connecticut Couple Wages Legal Fight After DCF Takes Children At Birth Hartford Courant NEW YORK — The state child protection agency trampled on the rights of a Connecticut couple by removing two children at birth based on “perceptions and stereotypes” of the parents’ mental health, a lawyer told a federal appeals court Thursday. |
Court Upholds Firing of DCF Worker Charged With Baby’s Death – Connecticut Law Tribune
Connecticut Law Tribune | Court Upholds Firing of DCF Worker Charged With Baby’s Death Connecticut Law Tribune A divided state Supreme Court has upheld a decision by the state Department of Children and Families to fire a social worker who was charged with manslaughter in the death of her own foster child. |