DCF State Reports

These reports are required by G.L. c. 18B, Section 6A (see https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter18b/Section6a).  The following information is to be reported annually by the director of the foster care review unit to i) the governor ii) the child advocate and iii)…

These reports are required by G.L. c. 18B, Section 25 (see https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter18b/Section25).  The commissioner is to report on a quarterly basis on the total number of cases of multiple 51A reports reviewed by the department under subsection…

These reports are required by the Child Welfare Act of 2008 (See https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2008/Chapter176). The following information is required to be reported annually with the clerks of the senate and the house, the senate and house committees on ways and means, the…

These are reports that DCF currently publishes on a quarterly basis to provide basic information about its caseload.  The reports include, among other things, number of children in the caseload, number of children in out-of-home placements, and number of children in each type of…

These reports on DCF's caseload are required by DCF's budget, line item 4800-0015, which must be renewed annually.  These reports are still required in the FY 2018 budget. (see https://malegislature.gov/Budget/FinalBudget). The department is mandated to report the…

These reports on DCF's caseload were required by DCF's FY 2016 budget, line item 4800-1100, (see https://malegislature.gov/Budget/FY2016/FinalBudget), but this reporting requirement ended after 2016. DCF was required to report monthly, to the Joint Committee on…

This report contains information on Children Awaiting Resolution and Disposition as well as other reports related to Chapter 321 of the Acts of 2008.  That act requires that: The secretary shall publish a monthly report on the status of children awaiting clinically-appropriate behavioral…

These reports are required by DCF's budget, line item 4800-0015, which must be renewed annually.  This reporting requirement remains in effect in the FY 2018 budget. (see https://malegislature.gov/Budget/FinalBudget).  The department is mandated to report the following…

These reports on DCF's caseload are required by DCF's budget, line item 4800-0015 which must be renewed annually.  This reporting requirement remains in the FY 2018 budget.   (see https://malegislature.gov/Budget/FinalBudget). The department is mandated to submit a report…

The DCF Analysis of Child Fatalities report is an annual compilation of information on the deaths of children whose families had an open case with DCF or whose case closed within the six months prior to the child's death, as well as children whose deaths were reported to DCF pursuant to M.G.L.…

The DCF Child Maltreatment Statistics annual report contains descriptive statistics dealing with reports, screening and investigation decisions, reporting groups, and the characteristics of maltreated children, their mothers, and perpetrators. Separate analyses are presented for each type of…

DCF's Quarterly Reports contain, but are not limited to, the following information: Consumer counts Consumer demographics and information Age, sex, race, hispanic origin, primary language, location  Service plan goal Continuous time in care Consumers in…

These reports are required by DCF's budget, line item 4800-0015, which must be renewed annually.  This requirement still exists in the FY 2018 budget. (see https://malegislature.gov/Budget/FinalBudget). The department is mandated to report the following information annually no…

These reports on the Family Resource Centers are required by DCF's budget, line item 4000-0051, which must be renewed annually.  This reporting requirement remains in effect in the FY 2018 budget.  (see https://malegislature.gov/Budget/FinalBudget). The Executive Office of…