Some recent news stories from around Massachusetts and the nation pertaining to child welfare and family well-being.
In Massachusetts:
- Governor Healey to establish a statewide missing persons unit (Boston Globe)
- I am a survivor of the child welfare system. Family surveillance is not the solution to poverty - Opinion (Boston Globe)
- Should early education grants go only to providers serving the state’s neediest families? The debate plays out on Beacon Hill. (Boston Globe)
- Healey-Driscoll Administration Convenes Adolescent Mental Health Training for School Resource Officers (Mass.gov press release)
- Proposed settlement could bring big changes to Mass. family shelter system (WBUR)
- Special education planning form gets revamp in Mass. for first time in 20 years (WBUR)
- DCF Chief Reports Fewer, But More Complex Cases (State House News Service)
Stories from around the country:
- As DeSantis makes their child a target, a family decides to relocate her to Massachusetts - Opinion (Boston Globe)
- In testimony and rally, crowds oppose Republican-backed bills targeting LGBTQ youth (New Hampshire Public Radio)
- New York’s mandatory reporter training wants to have it both ways. That’s an improvement - Opinion (Youth Today)
- HUD Makes $30 Million in Funding Available for Public Housing Agencies to Help Youth Aging out of Foster Care (HUD press release)
- How to Build Housing for People Aging Out of Foster Care (Bloomberg)