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DCF and judiciary flag gaps in supervised visitation access; committee asks for FY27 plan
Summary
A joint DCF–Judiciary report found supervised‑visitation capacity uneven across Vermont, with wait lists, underfunded programs, and geographic gaps; the judiciary urged county‑level access and the committee asked DCF, victim services, and community partners to cost out closing the gaps for FY27.
A joint report prepared by the Department for Children and Families and the Vermont judiciary found that supervised‑visitation programs — used when child contact requires monitoring for safety — are unevenly available across the state, leaving families and courts to work around capacity gaps, witnesses told the House Human Services Committee on Jan. 13.
Erica Radke, Deputy Commissioner of the Family Services Division, said the report (prepared under Act 27) documents "uneven access across the state, capacity constraints even when programs do exist, and risks that can arise when families rely on informal supervision arrangements." Lindsay Barrett, director of policy and planning for Family Services, described a multi‑month information‑gathering effort…
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