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A bill aimed at reforming the way Florida foster children are placed in group homes died on the last day of the 2016 legislative session.But the bill's…
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Despite an outcry in 2009 over a 7-year-old's apparent suicide, a draft report from the research arm of Florida's child-protection system shows that…
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The number of Florida children in the state's foster-care system has reached its highest level since 2008 --- driven by both a spike in the number of kids…
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A new study shows that 13 percent of Florida's 18,000 foster youth are living in group homes instead of with a family.A national report by the Annie E.…
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Lawmakers are working on changes to a two-year-old law that extended foster care in Florida from ages 18 to 21 and sought to give kids more time to…
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As lawmakers continue efforts to shore up the front lines of Florida’s child-protection system, they are also eyeing the back end — that is, what happens…
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Some foster children are not getting their required medical screenings even though the visits are paid for by Medicaid, federal health investigators warn…
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Over the next few days, Gov. Rick Scott will examine the state’s $77 billion budget and decide, what if anything to veto. Among the health items in the…
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The New Year triggered a series of new health-related laws in Florida, including a federal law that encourages schools to stock EpiPens to treat allergic…