Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

06/10/2026

We're just two weeks out from Thunder!

Babies are here now, and their futures are shared. Their voices, carried by families, belong in the halls where decisions are made. Join us at , hosted by Representative Marjorie Decker, on June 24, 10am-12pm at the Massachusetts State House.

Learn more at: https://www.mspcc.org/strolling-thunder/

06/08/2026

It was such an amazing experience to connect with so many people during the Boston Pride festival on Saturday! Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table. We can't wait to be back next year!

06/01/2026

June is a time to celebrate and honor the joy, resilience, and brilliance of LGBTQ+ people. At MSPCC, Pride is a reflection of our commitment to seeing every person fully and meeting them where they are.

During Pride Month, we celebrate that commitment alongside the LGBTQ+ community members, families, and staff who make MSPCC who we are.

05/27/2026

Led by the Director of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Policy at MSPCC, the MA Babies Coalition brings together community organization partners, policymakers, the state’s infant mental health association (Massachusetts Association for Infant Mental Health), and lived experience professionals to co-create a shared vision and set priorities for systems building and policy that centers thriving babies, thriving families and thriving communities.

Follow to stay up to date on our Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Advocacy!

Introducing the Massachusetts Babies Coalition!

The MA Babies Coalition is a collective of community partners, lived experience professionals, policymakers, and advocates centering the mental health and wellbeing and early relational health of babies and families in the context of culture and community. The MA Babies Coalition grew out of the decade-long, steadfast work of the Children’s Mental Health Campaign’s Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Workgroup elevating and prioritizing an advocacy and policy agenda centered on the mental health and well-being needs of young children (prenatal to six) and their families.

Follow to stay up to date and learn more at: https://www.mspcc.org/the-massachusetts-babies-coalition/

05/25/2026

Memorial Day is such a valuable chance to honor and celebrate our fallen service members. It’s also an opportunity to create new memories with family members and loved ones. Happy Memorial Day from all of us at MSPCC.

05/19/2026

We're excited to announce three new members to our Board of Advisors!
Fernando Dalfior, Founder and Principal of Burlington-based real estate development firm Dalfior Development

Michael Lynch, Managing Partner in the Boston office of Kroll

and Joe Wetmore, CEO, President, and Co-Founder of ClearBridge Technology Group.

Please join us in giving our new board members a warm welcome! Read more here: https://hubs.ly/Q04h1LqN0

05/14/2026

May is National Foster Care Awareness Month, a time to recognize the resilience of children and youth in the foster care system and the individuals who come together to support them. This month, we're recognizing Marissa. Marissa currently serves on the Massachusetts Alliance for Foster Families (MAFF) Advisory Council, MSPCC’s foster parent advisory board. In her work with MAFF, she advocates for policies and resources to improve the foster care system by sharing her valuable perspective as someone with both lived experience within the DCF system and as a foster parent.

Read more about Marissa here: https://hubs.ly/Q04gFl6C0

05/13/2026

MSPCC, in partnership with the Massachusetts Association for Infant Mental Health (MassAIMH) and the Children's Trust, is proud to announce that Massachusetts has become the first state to systematically implement the MassAIMH Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Endorsement® Credential within the Healthy Families America home visiting system.

This announcement is particularly timely as we celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month. We at MSPCC know that supporting children is serious business, and that includes supporting the social and emotional wellbeing of infants, young children, and the adults who care for them.

Read More at https://hubs.ly/Q04gpnwt0

05/07/2026

As we celebrate Foster Care Awareness Month, it's important recognize the strength and resilience of children in foster care while also celebrating the foster families, kinship caregivers, and professionals who support them every day.

Learn more about Katie's story and the incredible members of our Encompass team that helped support her and her family here: https://hubs.ly/Q04fQBjR0

When Barbie Dwyer and her husband, Rick, received a call from the Department of Children and Families (DCF) asking if they were open to a foster placement with Katie*, a five-year-old girl described as “adorable” and “a sweetheart,” they immediately said yes. After meeting Katie, Barbie and ...