News Archive

May 25, 2023 Background: Citizens for Juvenile Justice (CFJJ) recently released a report titled, “Justice By Geography: Differential Treatment of Youth by Locality at Juvenile Legal System Decision Points.” This report explores the differential treatment of families and youth, particularly those...

May 10, 2023 Background: In April, the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth released their annual report and recommendations. Over the past year, nearly 500 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced across the United States, many of which have already passed. These bills aim to strip away the autono...

April 26, 2023 Background:In April, the Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) released their annual report, which includes data related to the OCA's core mandated functions over the past two years. Basic Findings:Below, you will find data on the OCA's Core Statutory Functions. Fulfilling these function...

In Massachusetts: Additional stories from around the country...

April 5, 2023 The Children's League of Massachusetts is looking to legislators at the Massachusetts State House to co-sponsor An Act to eliminate disproportionality and inequities for at-risk children (S.120 / H.153). If signed into law, this legislation would require child-serving state a...

March 31, 2023 The Children's League of Massachusetts (CLM) released a report on “high acuity” adolescents living in congregate care within the child welfare system. Background:In Massachusetts, the reliance on congregate care in child welfare has been slowly declining. This decline has led to a...

Some recent news stories from around Massachusetts and the nation pertaining to child welfare and family well-being. In Massachusetts: Stories from around the country:...

March 30. 2023 This week, Governor Maura Healey signed a $389 million Supplemental Budget for FY23 to preserve and extend critical supports for children and families in the Commonwealth, some of which would have ended as the federal and state Public Health Emergency comes to an end. Some key line it...

On March 1, Governor Maura Healey released her $55.5 billion proposal for the state's FY2024 budget, filed as bill H.1 in the Legislature. At a stakeholders call on Wednesday, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services reviewed key investments that would support children, families, and the pr...

February 28, 2023 Some recent news stories from around Massachusetts and the nation pertaining to child welfare and family well-being. Stories from around the country:...