At CT DCF, staff turnover is high. The costs can be devastating.

At CT DCF, staff turnover is high. The costs can be devastating.

Much was uncertain in Rylee Carew’s childhood. She was removed from her biological mother’s care at age 2 and, after cycling through foster homes, said she was adopted in first grade. At age 16, she entered foster care yet again — removed from her adoptive family by the Department of Children and Families. She became pregnant at 17 and remained in foster care until adulthood.  Yet, despite all this early trauma, Carew still carries the memory of…