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25 children have died after being left in a hot car so far this year. Two of those death occurred in Florida. The Florida Department of Children and...

The Florida Department of Children and Families will seek approval from lawmakers to shift $3.1 million to help fill a gap in funding for…

With the 2018 legislative session around the corner, Florida lawmakers as well as child welfare stakeholders are starting to dive into how to address...

U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) is urging the Department of Agriculture to extend the deadline for Floridians to apply for emergency food benefits in...

The Florida Senate unanimously passed a bill approving the remaining payment of $3.75 million to the surviving victim in a child abuse case.

The head of Florida’s child welfare system says it will most likely be about a month before he will have a preliminary report ready for state lawmakers...

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…

Florida is on pace to have nearly as many child deaths this year as it did before the overhaul of its child welfare system last year. In about a quarter...

Governor Rick Scott says he wants an additional about $23 million to fund Florida’s child welfare agency—under scrutiny recently for its involvement in...

The body of an 11-year-old girl who had apparently been missing for more than a year — though authorities say no one reported her disappearance or…