DCF details Act 154 implementation: new internal-finding framework, data trends and youth guidance
Department for Children and Families told the House Human Services Committee it is mid-implementation of Act 154, expects up to a roughly 50% reduction in some substantiation counts, and proposed internal-finding frameworks that separate statutory substantiation from registry name placement, including youth-specific guidance citing 3–8% recidivism.
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Vermont's Department for Children and Families told the House Human Services Committee on April 2 that it is in the midst of implementing Act 154 and has drafted decision frameworks intended to reduce unnecessary placements of names on the child protection registry.
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