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As officials asked whether a CT psychiatric facility was safe enough for adolescents, another question loomed: If not, where would they go?

Reports of abuse, underpaid staff and inadequate mental health support at Connecticut’s group homes for troubled children have prompted an overhaul of the program.

Connecticut Department of Children and Families Commissioner Vannessa Dorantes is stepping down in January. Dorantes was hired for the agency’s top position in 2019 and has been with the department for 30 years.

A review of events leading up to the 2-year-old’s homicide found that officials didn’t follow proper procedures or have complete information.

Vice President Kamala Harris asked Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont if the state can help house some of the 19,000 migrant children that crossed the…

A father and child have been reunited, thanks to efforts from a Connecticut social worker with the Department of Children and Families. The child had been…

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy said Friday that he’s not expecting the Connecticut Juvenile Training School in Middletown, the state’s only juvenile…

The Connecticut Legislature will vote this session on a plan to end federal oversight of the state child welfare agency that has lasted more than two…

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy says a revised agreement has been reached with a federal court judge that will help end decades of federal oversight of…

A recovery program that helps parents with substance use disorders get treated in the home is expanding to 500 new families in Connecticut. The state-run…