We are pleased to announce the establishment of the Margaret Winchester Award to honor excellence in child welfare advocacy, in […]
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Boston Globe Letters: “Can we get a grip on protecting kids?”
On October 10, the Boston Globe published several letters to the editor regarding DCF and the courts, including the following […]
Family Resource Centers Now Open
The Family Resource Centers (FRCs) of Massachusetts is a statewide network providing community-based, multi-cultural parenting programs, support groups, early childhood […]
In Memoriam: Margaret T. (Clapp) Winchester
September 14, 1953 – June 16, 2015 With sadness, we are writing to let you know that Margaret Winchester, the […]
Joan Mikula To Lead Department Of Mental Health
BOSTON — On May 11, EOHHS Secretary, Marylou Sudders, announced that Joan Mikula, has been promoted to serve as Commissioner […]
Nancy Hathaway Receives Juvenile Bar Association Award
Nancy Hathaway, a supervising attorney in CPCS’s Children and Family Law Division office in Boston, was honored by the Juvenile […]
Indigent parents have a constitutional right to counsel in private guardianship-of-a-minor proceedings.
The SJC recently held in Guardianship of V.V., 470 Mass. 590 (2015) that indigent parents have a constitutional right to counsel […]
U.S. Department of Justice and HHS Find that DCF Violated ADA and Section 504
In a Letter of Findings made public Monday, the U.S. Dept. of Justice and the U.S. Dept. of Health and […]
Notice Regarding Application for Appointment of GAL’s in Juvenile Court
The current lists of individuals eligible for appointment as guardians ad litem in all categories and in all divisions of […]
Boston Globe Letter to the Editor
In a recent letter to the Boston Globe, CAFL’s Deputy Chief Counsel, Michael Dsida, emphasized the importance of frequent parent-child […]