State officials will discuss what to do, coverage will wane, and the issue will be largely forgotten, until the next tragedy.

In a new report, the state child advocate says that the agency needs to improve services to children remaining with their ...

A'zella Ortiz, 4, was allegedly killed by her father after years of "chronic and cumulative" neglect. DCF thought they were ...

Francisco Ortiz is charged with murder in the death of his 4-year-old daughter, A'zella, in October 2024. The state's ...

Here is a timeline of the Department of Children and Families' involvement with the family of A'zella Ortiz prior to her ...

The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families failed to properly recognize warning signs or intervene before the ...

DCF documented neglect for years but closed the case about a year before the 4-year-old was killed. A new report demands ...

Retired Worcester Juvenile Court First Justice Carol Erskine said the findings go beyond the need for policy changes, calling ...

DCF had been involved with the family for nearly four years due to neglect concerns, yet the children remained in their ...

Years after Harmony Montgomery and David Almond — children who slipped through the cracks and and died while in the state ...

DCF’s intervention with the family over the course of three years provided no measurable improvement to the safety of the ...

The school said it is prepared to fully cooperate with the investigation, acknowledging that "this news is concerning." ...