Childrens Issues

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• Teen Violence

  Teen dating violence impacts the entire community in painful and destructive ways

• Husky Program Website

  Health Care for Uninsured Kids & Youth

• Licensing programs at the Office of Early Childhood

  The Division of Licensing is responsible for the administration of the child care and youth camp licensing programs at the Office of Early Childhood. Family child care homes, group child care homes, child care centers and youth camps are required to be licensed.

• The Greatkidsct Website

  A link maintained by the Connecticut State Library Providing information about child development, learning, health and safety, and parenting

• National HighwayTraffic Safety Administration - Child Car Seats and Booster Seats Website

• What Parents Can Do About TV Violence

  13 Tips From the American Medical Association To Balance Your Child's TV Viewing

• Department of Children and Families - Ways to Help Children Website

  The Website for Department of Children and Families - Ways to Help Children - ways to help children who may have been abused or neglected, or to prevent child abuse and neglect.

• Department of Children and Families - Reporting Child Abuse & Neglect Website

  The Website for Reporting Child Abuse & Neglect. Hotline: 1-800-842-2288 TDD: 1-800-624-5518

• The Connecticut Child Advocate Website

  The mission of the Child Advocate is to oversee the protection and care of children and to advocate for their well-being.

• Department of Children & Families Foster Care & Adoption Services Website

  The Website for DCF Foster Care & Adoption Services Phone: 1-800-228- KID-Hero (543-4376)

• Connecticut Department of Social Services Child Support Resource Center

  Provides answers to questions about enforcing, changing, or modifying a child support order. Information on the Bureau of Child Support Enforcement and who is eligible for their services.

• Child Support Information and Problem Resolution Line: 1-800-228-KIDS (228-5437)

• Law in Plain Language: Child Support

  The Attorney General's Office, the Bureau of Child Support Enforcement and the Support Enforcement Division (Superior Court) participate in actions concerning establishing, enforcing, or modifying support orders when a party is receiving IV-D support enforcement services.

• Child Support and Arrearage Guidelines

  Connecticut, along with all other states, is required to have child support guidelines which provide the basis for the establishment and modification of child support awards ( financial and medical ), based on family income and the number of children involved.

• Connecticut Centralized Child Support Processing Center

  The Connecticut Child Support Processing Center is dedicated to providing high quality customer service to custodial parties, non-custodial parents, employers, and other agencies in need of assistance with the child support payment process.