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DCF faces scrutiny after recent failures to protect children

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Amanda Beland
Tiziana Dearing

July 14, 2023

A man walks past the "missing child" poster for Harmony Montgomery on May 5, 2022, in Manchester, New Hampshire. (Charles Krupa/AP) — A man walks past the "missing child" poster for Harmony Montgomery on May 5, 2022, in Manchester, New Hampshire. As of June 20, 2023, her body has not been found. (Charles Krupa/AP)

The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) has been under scrutiny lately, particularly for how it handled the case involving Harmony Montgomery, who was killed at the age of 5.

Now, calls for change are getting even louder from state agencies and child care advocates. Radio Boston dives in.

This segment aired on July 14, 2023.

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