January 27, 2015
Years before the Bay State's child welfare system was beset by scandal, it was consistently falling short of national benchmarks, according to a scathing report slated for release today.
January 7, 2014
Attorney General and gubernatorial hopeful Martha Coakley wants to shake up the state's child welfare system, which she says currently “puts children at risk and overburdens social workers” as she floated plans for a new investigation team inside the embattled Department of Children and Families tasked solely with investigating abuse.