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Office of the Family and Children's Ombuds
OFCO
Independent ombuds office for DCYF and the broader child welfare system. As with OCO, the registry mirrors OFCO findings rather than re-investigating them, because OFCO is the primary-source investigator on the child-welfare cases.
- OFCO publishes an annual Critical Incident Report documenting child fatalities and near-fatalities reviewed during the prior calendar year. These reports are the primary independent tracking mechanism for child deaths connected to the…Civil rights harmStructural failure
- OFCO is the independent ombuds office responsible for investigating complaints about DCYF services and issuing formal adverse findings when the agency's actions fall short of legal or policy requirements. The 2024 Annual Report documents…Structural failureCivil rights harm