School is out but grades are in for DCF in Connecticut.
The bad:
1. The rate of timely adoptions is at its lowest since 2004.
2. The rate of eligible children being reunified with thier parents dropped to its lowest rate since 2009.
The good:
1. More “at risk” children are being placed with relatives. Connecticut, at one time, had one of the worst rates in the nation in this all important category.
2. The number of children placed out of state has significantly decreased.
DCF has also eliminated the practice of unannounced visits by DCF Social Workers for non-emergency situations and routine investigations.
It looks an overall grade of C+. Or am I being too charitable?
Here is the article: http://www.ctmirror.org/story/16956/dcf-report-card-adoptions-and-family-reunifications-lowest-years