Report of The Massachusetts Child Advocate to Governor Deval Patrick Concerning the Disappearance of Jeremiah Oliver

December 30, 2013
Report Of The Massachusetts Child Advocate To Governor Deval Patrick Concerning The Disappearance Of Jeremiah Oliver
In mid-December 2013 the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) learned that a five-year-old boy in DCF custody was reported as missing and had not been seen for several months, although caseworkers are supposed to visit each child in DCF custody monthly. The state's Office of the Child Advocate reviewed a DCF investigation report of the actions of the caseworker and and supervisors responsible for ensuring the child's well- being, and presented additional information about . . .