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Trista Piccola served as the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families (the DCYF) from January 2017 until July 2019. Her term was marked by the death and near-deaths of children, [1] high staff turn-over rates, [2] votes of no confidence, [3] and high budget deficits.
The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) is a state agency of Rhode Island, headquartered in Downtown Providence. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The agency provides services for children and families.
Submitted opinion column: Ashley Deckert is the director of the Department of Children, Youth & Families. Matthew Gunnip is a DCYF social caseworker and president of SEIU Local 580.
Years before the U.S. Attorney's Office and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Civil Rights found that the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families was ...
Alahverdian alleged that he suffered abuse and negligence from the Department of Children Youth and Families (DCYF), Rhode Island's social service system. [ 7 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] In support of this allegation, he unsuccessfully sued the DCYF in federal court in 2011, then voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit when Rhode Island waived his medical ...
She did not contact DCYF, as state law requires, or the children's parents. LeMar disclosed the girls’ accounts to the DCYF on July 5, 2017, nearly two months after the alleged incidents took place.
Under Raimondo, the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) had come under fire for the rate of deaths and near-deaths of children in its care. [67] In a period between January 2016 and December 2017, there were 31 fatalities or near fatalities of children in its care, with eight being confirmed fatal. [ 67 ]
Joshua Peruse of Franklin said DCYF in May 2023 accused him of assaulting one of his children. By September last year, the Weare Police Department had declined to go forward with an assault complaint.