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