DCF’s vision and mission

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Department of Children and Families (DCF) vision and mission

"Embracing the wisdom of families with lived experience."

Our vision:

CT's children are safe and sound within loving and supportive families.

Our mission:

Partnering with communities and empowering families to raise resilient children who thrive. To do this, we focus on six areas:

  1. Safety: Keep children safe, with a focus on the most vulnerable populations.
  2. Permanency: Connect systems and processes to achieve timely permanency.
  3. Racial justice: Eliminate disparate racial and ethnic outcomes within our department.
  4. Child and family wellbeing: Wellbeing by enhancing assessments and interventions.
  5. Workforce: Engage our workforce through an organizational culture of mutual support.
  6. Prevention: Early intervention and support for families upstream.

 

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