child neglect

Cases of child abuse and neglect are expected to rise in the coming weeks and months due to the coronavirus.

A Florida man faces child neglect charges after police say a 3-year-old girl in his care ingested synthetic marijuana.In a news release, Pinellas County…

A report by the state Department of Children and Families on the death of a 3-year-old Hollywood boy is prompting talk among policymakers about the next…

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…

The family of a 5-year-old girl who died after being taken into foster care has filed a federal lawsuit against Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, the Tampa…

A Mount Dora residential treatment center for deaf and autistic children is being accused of abuse and neglect, NBC News reports.The Federal Bureau of…

A Lake County home where a severely disabled teen died after 10 days of fever and illness has been the source of 148 neglect or abuse claims since 2001,…

This weekend, investigators continued to unravel multiple cases of child abuse as questions about child welfare loom across the state.In St. Petersburg, a…

Nearly 100 Florida children who died from abuse or neglect after the state was warned of danger are missing from official reports over the past six years,…

Three parents have been charged with abuse or neglect of their children, two of whom died. In the other case, a mother admitted she left five children age…