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Chris Powell has written about Connecticut government and politics for many years. He worked for the Journal Inquirer in Manchester, Connecticut, and its predecessor weekly newspapers in Rockville and South Windsor from 1967 to 2023, 18 of those years as editorial page editor and 44 as managing editor. He long has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Council on Freedom of Information. He can be reached at cpowell@cox.net. Unless otherwise noted, all content here is Copyright 2026 and earlier by Chris Powell. Use the mechanism at the bottom right side of the home page to subscribe. It's free.

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Child neglect is vast in Connecticut and DCF may not be so bad

By CHRIS POWELL Beating up on Connecticut’s Department of Children and Families is easy and politically satisfying. Child neglect and abuse are rampant and worsening in the state and are beginning to overwhelm the agency’s social workers again, if not yet quite as much as the staff was overwhelmed when it was under federal courtContinue reading “Child neglect is vast in Connecticut and DCF may not be so bad”

Posted bycxpowellJuly 27, 2026July 27, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:child fatalities, child neglect and abuse, chronic student absenteeism, Gov. Ned Lamont, social disintegration, state Department of Children and FamiliesLeave a comment on Child neglect is vast in Connecticut and DCF may not be so bad

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