Massachusetts H4646 enhances child welfare protections by establishing child fatality review teams and improving coordination between agencies.
Massachusetts H4646 establishes state and local child fatality review teams to analyze and prevent child fatalities and near fatalities. The state team develops protocols, reviews cases, and advises on policy changes. Local teams, subject to district attorney approval, review individual cases and recommend service improvements. The bill also mandates the creation of an education unit within the Department of Children and Families to oversee education for children in care.
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