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What Every Parent Should Know

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Read time: 6 minutes

Know your Rights:

Adolescent Bill of Rights
Civil Rights
Diversity and Equity
Immigration Family Preparedness Plan
Non-Discrimination Rights of LGBTQQIAA Individuals
Parents Right to Know
Sibling Bill of Rights

I Want to...

Adopt
Foster
Discipline my Child
File a complaint
Leave my Child Alone
Locate which DCF Office Serves my Town
Mentor
Report Child Abuse or Neglect
Surrender my Baby (Safe Haven Law)
Talk to my child after a Trauma

I Want to Learn about:

Abuse & Neglect Definitions
Adolescents Transitioning out of care
"After a Loved One Dies - How Children Grieve"
DCF Acronyms
Definitions of Commonly used words/phrases in DCF
Human Trafficking/Sex Trafficking
Voluntary Services
Ways to Help Children

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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