The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families is responsible for family-centered, child-driven and community focus services.
The department has jurisdiction over adoptions, child neglect and abuse issues, foster care and some paediatric health issues.
In July 2008, the office formerly known as the Department of Social Services (DSS) was changed to the Department of Children and Families.
A Middlesex County office of the Department of Children and Families is located at 63 Fountain St., near downtown Framingham.