Baker rolls out plan to fix child welfare agency

BOSTON – With an independent investigation under way into the death of Bella Bond, the murdered child known for months as Baby Doe, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker on Monday rolled out a six-point plan to reform the Department of Children and Families. "DCF often struggles with mission confusion," Baker said at an impromptu press briefing Monday morning. Now, he said, the mission will be simple and focused: "keep kids safe."

BOSTON – With an independent investigation under way into the death of Bella Bond, the murdered child known for months as Baby Doe, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker on Monday rolled out a six-point plan to reform the Department of Children and Families. "DCF often struggles with mission confusion," Baker said at an impromptu press briefing Monday morning. Now, he said, the mission will be simple and focused: "keep kids safe."…