The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) is a state agency of
Rhode Island, headquartered in
DowntownProvidence.[1][2] The agency provides services for children and families.
Juvenile corrections
The agency is responsible for the state's juvenile corrections. The Rhode Island Training School (RITS) is a secure residential facility for juvenile delinquents.[3] The facility is also known as the Rhode Island Youth Development Center.[4] RITS is located in
Cranston.[5]
A previous facility, with separate facilities for adjudicated boys and girls, was constructed in the 1960s. By the 2000s, there were so few girls adjudicated in Rhode Island that they lived together in one unit and shared day schedules with boys.[6] In the 2000s, the state ordered the construction of a new RITS building.[7] In 2009
Governor of Rhode IslandDonald Carcieri proposed that
Rhode Island Housing, a state agency that is set up like a corporation, buy the former RITS site in Cranston.[8]
June 2013 foster care death and abuse
In June 2013, a child's arm was broken at DCYF facility Harmony Hill School[9] and a toddler in foster care was found dead.[10]
References
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How Do I Contact DCYF...?." Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families. Retrieved on August 23, 2010.
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Region 1 (Providence)." Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families. Retrieved on August 23, 2010.
^"Rhode Island Training School". Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families. Retrieved 2023-07-02. - See the embedded image which has the name "Rhode Island Youth Development Center"