The Department of Children, Youth and Families Defended Its Practice of Sending Kids Out of State

The department of children youth and families issued a statement in response to nicholas aliverdian's claims. They said the department had no documented evidence of substantiated abu, and that their data does not suggest any pattern of widespread abuse in rhode island. D c y f also defended its expensive practice of sending kids out of state. A former orphan who is in d c y of custody receives a medical bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars a fileit a letter comes while alaverdian is suing this long list of former and current state officials and the d c y f for how he was treated while in state care. He alleges he was physically and sexually assaulted while he