Department of Children and Families

Raising Awareness
Raising Awareness
Raising Awareness
Local officials agree, it's not something they want to talk about, but something that needs to be talked about. April is National Sexual Assault Awareness and Child Abuse Prevention Month. The City of New Bedford is helping to raise awareness of both dangers...
Bullying at New Bedford Schools [Video]
Bullying at New Bedford Schools [Video]
Bullying at New Bedford Schools [Video]
Can you believe that a 4th grader bit a school official? That what one parent tells Brian's Beat on the Educational Focus. Worst, according to Jennifer Duarte and Janele Goldman, acts of violence by this 4th grader have been on-going, and that school principals and administrators were slower than molasses in resolving the issue...
Governor Wants Changes
Governor Wants Changes
Governor Wants Changes
Gov. Charlie Baker says the state must update the way it handles investigations of child abuse or neglect if it hopes to avoid more cases like the death of 2-year-old Bella Bond. Baker said Tuesday one of his top priorities is revamping the intake policy for the Department of Children and Families...
Social Workers Picket
Social Workers Picket
Social Workers Picket
Social workers in the Greater Fall River area held the first in a series of statewide pickets, spreading awareness of what they say is an underfunded field. Members of SEIU Local 509 gathered in Fall River Tuesday, calling on the State Senate to increase the number of social workers by adding $29 million to the Department of Children and Families budget...

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