Below is a link to an April 6, 2019 Boston Globe article regarding the problems DCF is having in finding placement for children. Also below is a link to an April 9, 2019 follow-up article.
Michael Dsida, Deputy Chief Counsel for the Children and Family Law Division is quoted: “That doesn’t mean that children should be left home in risky situations, but many more of them could be maintained safely in their own homes if parents are provided butter support.”
“Foster care is warranted in some cases because of the risks children face in their homes.” “But there has to be more thought given to the harm that they suffer as a result of being removed from their homes and placed in an overtaxed foster care system.”
April 9, 2019 follow-up article
Two additional articles: