Massachusetts Department of Children and Families

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The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families is the state agency responsible for protecting children from abuse and neglect and providing child welfare and family support services across Massachusetts.

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Generate an image of the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families is the state agency responsible for protecting children from abuse and neglect and providing child welfare and family support services across Massachusetts.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf child welfare agency ⓘ
state government agency ⓘ
abbreviation DCF ⓘ
collaboratesWith Massachusetts juvenile courts ⓘ
community-based service providers in Massachusetts ⓘ
local law enforcement agencies in Massachusetts ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
employerOf case managers ⓘ
child protective services investigators ⓘ
social workers ⓘ
fieldOfWork child welfare ⓘ
family services ⓘ
social services ⓘ
formerName Massachusetts Department of Social Services ⓘ
governedBy Massachusetts General Laws ⓘ
hasDuty ensure safety and well-being of children in its care ⓘ
protect children from abuse ⓘ
protect children from neglect ⓘ
hasObjective prevent child maltreatment ⓘ
promote permanency for children ⓘ
support family stability ⓘ
headquartersLocation Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
linked to: Massachusetts
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
legalForm government agency ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Massachusetts ⓘ
operatesIn Massachusetts ⓘ
parentOrganization Executive Office of Health and Human Services of Massachusetts ⓘ
partOf Massachusetts state government ⓘ
replaced Massachusetts Department of Social Services ⓘ
responsibleFor adoption services for children in state care ⓘ
case management for children and families ⓘ
child protection ⓘ
child welfare services ⓘ
family reunification services ⓘ
family support services ⓘ
foster care system in Massachusetts ⓘ
investigation of child abuse ⓘ
investigation of child neglect ⓘ
kinship care support ⓘ
licensing of foster homes ⓘ
protective services for children at risk ⓘ
support for youth transitioning out of foster care ⓘ
sector public sector ⓘ
serviceArea at-risk youth ⓘ
children ⓘ
families ⓘ
website https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-department-of-children-families ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care → coordinatesWith → Massachusetts Department of Children and Families ⓘ
Executive Office of Health and Human Services of Massachusetts → oversees → Massachusetts Department of Children and Families ⓘ
Massachusetts Department of Children and Families → replaced → Massachusetts Department of Social Services ⓘ
linked to: Massachusetts Department of Children and Families
Massachusetts Department of Children and Families → formerName → Massachusetts Department of Social Services ⓘ
linked to: Massachusetts Department of Children and Families
Massachusetts Juvenile Court → collaboratesWith → Massachusetts Department of Children and Families ⓘ
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health → collaboratesWith → Massachusetts Department of Children and Families ⓘ
Massachusetts Department of Youth Services → collaboratesWith → Massachusetts Department of Children and Families ⓘ
Lauren Baker → associatedWith → Massachusetts Department of Children and Families ⓘ
Secretary of Health and Human Services of Massachusetts → oversees → Massachusetts Department of Children and Families ⓘ
DMH → collaboratesWith → Massachusetts Department of Children and Families ⓘ