Collateral Damage: The DCF Chronicles

River at the back door, CPS signed off

A three-year-old in West Virginia, known to elope, was placed in a foster home about 30 yards from the Little Kanawha River with no alarms or barrier. CPS certified the placement, the contractor approved it, and the child drowned. Read the documents and the timeline.

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A House of Horrors and a Failing System

The Blouin foster home in Massachusetts became a house of horrors where children endured years of torture and neglect while DCF ignored repeated warnings. This story exposes how systemic failures, shredded records, and official indifference allowed abuse to continue unchecked, leaving lasting scars and raising urgent questions about accountability.

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Massachusetts DCF’s Chronic Child Welfare Failures

Massachusetts has become a state where children slip through the cracks of a broken system. Despite repeated warnings, audits, and tragic deaths, DCF continues to ignore red flags and fail the very children it is sworn to protect. From Jeremiah Oliver to David Almond, the pattern is clear: systemic neglect and secrecy have replaced accountability.

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