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New DCF Protocol Is this research lacking? Opinions please? Guess cost

September 22, 2009 By dcf1234567

Link to research:  CLICK LINK BELOW http://www.nccd-crc.org/crc/pu... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dcf, dss, massachusetts, protocol, research, spending

Donnelly is a policy oriented candidate who cares about governance

August 26, 2008 By AmberPaw

As some of you know, before 2003 I was not active in Massachusetts politics at all.  My time and energy was totally taken up with both earning a living and being a wife - and mother of two very demanding special needs kids.  When … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 4th-middlesex, dcf, den-donnelly, dss, governance, policy, sixth-amendment, state-senate, wonk

Would the “overhaul” of DSS have saved Haleigh? So far, my review says NO

July 6, 2008 By AmberPaw

H4905 clarifies what the new agency, DCF, is supposed to do.  This post is the first in a series I intend to do on the changes in the law made by H4905. For example, specific services to strengthen families are listed in Section 26, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston-globe, child-abuse, child-welfare, child-welfare-overhaul, dss, h4905, haleigh-poutre, pat-wen

Massachusetts Legislature passes major over haul of DSS today

July 1, 2008 By AmberPaw

While press is beginning to come out that omnibus legislation to overhaul child welfare law and practice in Massachusetts passed today, I haven't found the actual bill online as yet.  Apparently, it passed this afternoon. Here is the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: child-welfare, dcf, dss, legislature, office-of-the-child-advocate

Executive order establishes new Office of the Child Advocate on 12/20/07

December 22, 2007 By AmberPaw

Executive Order No. 494 has as a goal to protect the children involved with four agencies:  DMR, DMH, DSS and DYS.  That would be a change, as there is little oversight and little public scrutiny of any of these agencies unless or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: child-abuse, child-welfare, dmh, dmr, dss, dys, executive-orders, over-sight, residential-care, services

Legislation on corporal punishment – protection for children or invasion of privacy ?

December 14, 2007 By AmberPaw

As a practical matter, DSS already traumatizes families where children are not at risk. To have every "swat" a reportable "offense" and essentially overturn the case of Cobble v. Commissioner would be very bad.  Anyway, Mike's Op Ed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: burden-of-proof, corporal-punishment, dss, legislation, privacy

DSS overhaul legislation, H4333, passes in the House, will the Senate follow suit?

November 2, 2007 By AmberPaw

H4333 is stronger than H4191, and if passed, means in my view that Isaac and Jeremy [two cases reported out and published by the Supreme Judicial Court in 1995) arguably no longer control as precedents, as they were based on the old statute … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: child-welfare, do-not-resusitate-order, dss, foster-care, house, legislation, overhau, senate

Who is fighting for foster children and THEIR right to life?

October 27, 2007 By AmberPaw

I say this because the bill would open hearings where DSS seeks to end a child's life to the public, and place clear requirements as to what steps to take into our laws for the first time.The health insurance industry has a constituency and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: child-abuse, child-welfare, dss, foster-care, haleigh-poutre, high-risk, legislation

URGENT hearing on overhaul of DSS 9/26/07

September 20, 2007 By AmberPaw

The hearing will be on 9/26/07 at 10:30 AM in Room 222 at the State House.For the text of the legislation, go to:  http://www.mass.gov/...For the statutes being amended, which are G.L.c. 119 and G.L.c.210 and 110 CMR, go … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: child-welfare, children, dss, family-welfare, foster-care, hearings

Time to monitor the pending overhaul of DSS

September 15, 2007 By AmberPaw

Besides a zillion places for the proposed change of name to the Department of Children and Families (DCF), any hearing which could lead to a "do not revive" or "pull the plug" order with regard to a child in the custody of the state would … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: adoption, child-welfare, dnr, dss, end-of-life, foster-care, legislation

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Lawmakers self congratulate that what happened in Nashville likely wouldn't happen in Massachusetts due to 'red flag' laws, ignore all facts of this case. https://www.masspolicyreport.com/2023/03/31/lawmakers-self-congratulate-that-what-happened-in-nashville-likely-wouldnt-happen-in-massachusetts-due-to-red-flag-laws-ignore-all-facts-of-this-case/ #Massachusetts #MApoli #bospoli #MassPolicyReport

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Lawmakers self congratulate that what happened in Nashville likely wouldn’t happen in Massachusetts due to ‘red flag’ laws, ignore all facts of this case. https://www.masspolicyreport.com/2023/03/31/lawmakers-self-congratulate-that-what-happened-in-nashville-likely-wouldnt-happen-in-massachusetts-due-to-red-flag-laws-ignore-all-facts-of-this-case/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter @masspolicy #MApoli #Massachusetts

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“Overall, nearly 57,000 more people moved out of Massachusetts between July 2021 through July 2022, according to previously released census data, one of the highest rates of domestic migration in the nation.” #mapoli

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"Of those, 94% have no expiration dates, the panel noted in it's latest report. At least 80% of the tax expenditures were approved prior to the 1990s, they said." #mapoli https://www.eagletribune.com/news/few-state-tax-breaks-have-sunset-dates/article_fe344606-cf21-11ed-97a8-5f9daacb2b50.html

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Travel nurses fill a gap but also create problems - CommonWealth Magazine https://www.masspolicyreport.com/2023/03/31/travel-nurses-fill-a-gap-but-also-create-problems-commonwealth-magazine/ #Massachusetts #MApoli #bospoli #MassPolicyReport

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lisakashinsky Lisa Kashinsky @lisakashinsky ·
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Morning, Mass. ☀️ Trump’s indictment is uncharted territory. But it’s fueling familiar divides among Republicans here. Who's reacting/what they're saying. Plus:
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