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Child dies by suicide 1 hour after DCF visit, according to scathing new report. Now CT lawmakers are taking action

Last week, a child reportedly told the Connecticut Department of Children and Families they didn’t feel safe at home and wanted to move into foster care. DCF said no. The child died by suicide one ...
NBC Connecticut

Child who feared for safety died by suicide within an hour of DCF visit: Child advocate

The Office of the Child Advocate has opened an investigation into the Department of Children and Families after the suicide of a child who had been visited by a DCF worker. According to a letter to ...
WTNH

‘It leaves children at risk’: OCA raising concerns with DCF after death of child who asked to be removed from home

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The Connecticut Office of the Childhood Advocate (OCA) is sounding the alarm after a child died by suicide within an hour of a visit from the Connecticut Department of ...