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DCF TRIES SHEDDING THE RACIST IMAGE WITH ANOTHER STUDY

Well. It seems as if the Department of Children and Families (DCF) is attempting to shed its image as racist by conducting another study. In spite of a class action lawsuit filed 2 years ago and numerous actions by the community and other employees, DCF has not really changed its biased policies. DCF employees of color are still disproportionally disciplined in frequency and severity as I noted in a previous article (DCF Disciplinary 2011: Harsher Penalties for People of Color).

"As a follow up to work done in State Fiscal Year 2011 related to "undoing racism" within our agency, the Department will continue expand its consultation relationship with two highly qualified individuals: Professor Heidi Brooks of the Yale University School of Management and Jennifer Agosti, a national consultant to states, including recently California, on developing policy, practice and collaborations to address racism within state agencies. Our internal work to address issues of racial equity and justice within our department will be anchored in Cross-Cutting Theme #6: Becoming a Learning Organization.  Our goal is explicit: To become an agency in which our policies and practice reflect racial and ethnic equity and justice." Page 15 of the study.  Click here to keep reading.

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Department of Children and Families

Agency Web page | Statutory Authority |Agency History |

Published histories/articles | State Library Collections | List of Commissioners

Hospital/Treatment Centers administered by the Dept. of Children and Families

Agency Web page :

Statutory Authority :

CGS, Chapter 319, Title 17a.

Agency History :

1969, established as Department of Children and Youth Services, per P.A. 664. Absorbed the Commission on Youth Services, and took jurisdiction over the formerly autonomous Long Lane School and Connecticut School for Boys

1974, began administering social and protective services under purchase of service agreements with the State Welfare Dept (i.e. supervision of the State Receiving Home etc.)

1976, Jan. 1, P.A. 75-524 transferred children’s psychiatric services from the Dept. of Mental Health to the Dept. of Children and Youth Services.

1993, July 1, name change to Dept. of Children and Families per P.A. 93-91.

Published Histories/Articles :

Not available

Archived Department of Children and Familes Web site, as harvested on 2007-04-11, by the Connecticut State Library, Connecticut Digital Archive.

Agency Documents in the State Library Collections :

Check the State Library catalog, CONSULS, under these author headings for publications by the agency available in the State Library :

Connecticut. Dept. of Children and Youth Services.

Connecticut. Dept. of Children and Families.

 Annual Reports are located in :

Digest of Administrative Reports to the Governor [CSL Call Number ConnDoc F40 d], and 2002-, the online version

State Archives Record Group : RG 178

List of Commissioners:

Name	Years of Service
Wayne R. Mucci	1970
Francis H. Maloney	1971-1979
Mark J. Marcus	1980-1986
Amy B. Wheaton	1987-1990
Rose Alma Senatore	1991-1994
Linda D'Amario Rossi	1995-1997
Kristine D. Ragaglia	1998-2003
Darlene Dunbar	2003-2007
Brian Mattiello (Acting)	2007-June 2007
Susan I. Hamilton	June 28, 2007-2011
Joette Katz	January 2011-

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