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Foster home or pre-adoptive home decision [15]
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Care and Protection Cases [1]
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See fair hearing decisions below.
Child Welfare Categories
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Child Welfare -- General [4]
Prevention/Preventive Services [2]
Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting and Investigation [6]
Assessment and DCF Case Handling [5]
DCF Services [4]
Foster Care and Placement [9]
Educational issues for children in foster care [3]
Achieving Permanency
Reunification [1]
DCF-sponsored guardianship [3]
Adoption [1]
Young Adults [6]
Fair Hearing Decisions
Supported 51B decision [171]
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Foster home or pre-adoptive home decision [15]
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Care and Protection Cases [1]
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DCF State Reports [15]
Federal/National Reports [5]
Juv. Court Statistics [1]
Child Welfare Reform [2]
Child Welfare Reform Project [3]
Legislative Activities and History [1]
Family First Act [6]
Strengthening Families Coalition [3]
