The case of 11-year-old Jacqueline “Mimi” Torres-Garcia, whose body was found behind an abandoned New Britain building last fall, continues to raise serious questions about Connecticut’s child welfare ...

Lawmakers say they’re working on reforms to a child welfare agency that’s been in the spotlight for the past 12 months. Rep.

When the legislative session begins Wednesday, its Children’s Committee plans to propose legislation focused on reforms to ...

A 10-year veteran at DCF met with a 21-year-old woman she believed to be Jacqueline 'Mimi' Torres-García, court testimony ...

The children don’t want us to blame and hand wring, they want us to fix it.  Let’s get it done. These children are counting ...

Connecticut legislators have lofty ambitions to tackle major health and human services challenges during the 2026 legislative session.

The head of Connecticut’s Department of Children and Families wants state residents to focus on mental health this Juneteenth holiday. DCF Commissioner Jodi Hill-Lilly said the mental health crisis in ...

The death of a 11-year-old girl from New Britain, who police say suffered prolonged physical abuse and malnourishment before she was killed, is sparking criticism of the Department of Children and ...

The Department of Children and Families failed to provide adequate services to six female teenagers who suffered sex trafficking victimization or ended up in the juvenile justice system while in the ...

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (WTNH) — Multiple agencies are investigating how 12-year-old Jacqueline Torres, whose body was discovered outside of an abandoned home, went missing for more than a year without ...