The Department of Children, Youth & Families has disclosed the fatality of an 18-year-old youth who was involved with the state childcare system.
The incident happened on Wednesday, Feb. 11.
The DCYF said it has notified the Office of the Child Advocate, as required by law. The Office of the State Child Advocate’s mission is “to protect the legal rights of children in State care and to promote policies and practices which ensure that children are safe, that children have permanent and stable families, and that children in out of home placements have their physical, mental, medical, educational, emotional, and behavioral needs met,” according to its mission statement…