Department of Children

An independent report on Rhode Island’s child welfare agency has found serious shortcomings. The Providence Journal reports that the Public Consulting Group Inc. report found that the Department of Children, Youth and Families failed to meet the target outcomes in 12 of 20 performance areas. The report covers the second half of 2018.

A report into the death of a 9-year-old Rhode Island girl in foster care says ineptitude and inaction by the state’s child welfare system was partially to blame.

The death of a 9 year-old girl with cerebral palsy who was under the care of a single mother with seven other special needs foster children is prompting reforms at Rhode Island’s Department of Children, Youth and Families. The Providence Journal reports DCYF Director Trista Piccola announced on Friday a series of policy and personnel changes in response to the...

A Fairfield man has been charged with murder after his ex-wife’s body was found in a home following a domestic dispute on Sunday night.

A Warwick, Rhode Island woman who has been reportedly accused of neglecting a 9-year-old girl with special needs was arrested Sunday after the child died. Michele Rothgeb, 55, was arrested at her Oakland Beach Avenue home and faces one charge of cruelty or neglect of a child, according to WJAR. Court documents obtained by WJAR state that the suspect has...

A Rhode Island woman is reportedly accused of prostitution and child abuse. WJAR reports Tina Tucker, 36, of Johnston, was faced a judge on first-degree child abuse and procurement of sexual conduct for a fee charges on Tuesday.

Rhode Island child welfare officials are investigating the death of an 18-day-old boy in foster care. A spokeswoman for the state Department of Children, Youth, and Families confirmed the death to the Providence Journal.

Two Massachusetts parents have been indicted in the death of their 6-year-old daughter after she was found unresponsive in the family’s Fitchburg home back in April.

Parents of a 6-year-old girl who died in Massachusetts are being held on $250,000 bail following a dangerousness hearing.

Authorities are investigating after a boy drowned in a family swimming pool in Woburn, Massachusetts Tuesday afternoon.

Woburn police responded after receiving a 911 call for a missing child

Massachusetts officials say they have already addressed the health and safety issues noted in a newly released federal audit of the state’s group foster homes, including dirty toilets, broken handrails and moldy mattresses.

Does Massachusetts need added protections for children under state supervision? State auditor Suzanne Bump highlights her latest report on the Department of Children and Families.

A teenage boy and two others were arrested Thursday in connection with a late-night shooting in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

A New Hampshire mother and father are facing charges in connection with the custodial kidnapping of their 2-year-old child.

A New Hampshire mother and father are facing charges in connection with the custodial kidnapping of their 2-year-old child.

The Rhode Island Family Court has opened a “baby court” to help struggling first-time parents whose cases involve state intervention.

A 15-year-old girl who fatally shot her 16-year-old brother suffered years of abuse, including being locked in a room for weeks at a time with only a blanket and a bucket to use the bathroom, according to police reports and interviews.