Protecting Vermont's Children

The nation was appalled by televised scenes on America’s southern border of ICE forcibly separating children from their parents after a Justice Department…

Three separate investigations are looking into how Vermont’s Department for Children and Families protect children at risk for abuse and neglect.The…

Research shows that whenever possible, it’s best to keep children with their biological parents. But sometimes a child needs to be placed in foster…

Vermont state law mandates that whenever possible, children should be kept with their parents. But many who deal with kids in crisis believe the goal of…

School counselors in Rutland County say they’re seeing many more students who aren’t being adequately cared for at home. They say this form of child…

Vermont's Department for Children and Families has come under intense scrutiny following the death in February of 2-year-old Dezirae Sheldon.The Poultney…