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The state Department of Children and Families has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by Disability Rights Florida and move toward providing more options…
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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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As the state Department of Children and Families convened its annual child-protection summit Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scott signed an executive order aimed at…
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As the state Department of Children and Families considers a new rule governing group homes for foster kids, advocates are pushing to include provisions…
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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 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…
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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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The 22 bills proposed in the Legislature this spring to reform Florida’s mental health care system would allow for-profit companies to compete for…
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A Polk County jury will begin to hear the case of a Department of Children and Families case worker accused of threatening to take a woman’s children…
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Several recent, high-profile Florida murder cases have brought to light the need for increased mental health services.Jessica Lacy McCarty, 33, was…