In Massachusetts:
- Foster mom claims DCF disregarding concerns of child in her care (Fox25 Boston)
- Mass. child advocate: Reforms still needed after Harmony Montgomery investigation (New Hampshire Public Radio)
- Mass. LGBTQ youth commission propose policy changes amid nationwide threats (WBUR)
- House approves previously stalled legal fund for children and families (MassLive)
- Children’s cabinet bill heads back to Legislature (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
Additional stories from around the country
- Foster care nonprofit opens film production studio (Fox11 Los Angeles)
- Living in Adoption's Emotional Aftermath (The New Yorker)
- White House Honors Transgender Day of Visibility (White House press release)
- HHS Strengthens Response to Domestic Violence through the New Office of Family Violence Prevention and Services (HHS press release)
- Gun Deaths Drive Historic Spike in Child Mortality Rates (Stateline)
- We're misunderstanding how child abuse happens — and that has deadly consequences for kids (Salon)
- Alone and Exploited, Migrant Children Work Brutal Jobs Across the U.S. (NY Times)
- With Workers Scarce, Some States Seek to Loosen Child Labor Laws (Stateline)