Department of Children and Families

Administrators with the Florida Department of Children and Families had recommended that a child protection program administrator be fired after…

The Florida Department of Children and Families has agreed to pay $5 million to settle claims regarding the 2011 death of 10-year-old Nubia Barahona and…

The leader of Florida's embattled Department of Children and Families has pledged not only to save children's lives but to "protect the light" in their…

A child welfare caseworker, two psychologists who failed to report suspected child abuse, and the cousin in charge of caring for a severely disabled…

A Church of Scientology-affiliated rehabilitation center in Spring Hill has come under scrutiny for possibly treating patients at an unlicensed site,…

Gov. Rick Scott signed a sweeping bill Monday aimed at overhauling the child-welfare system after hundreds of child abuse-related deaths in the past five…

The Department of Children and Families is now responsible for the inspection and certification of “safe houses” for victims of human trafficking, under…

A 2-year-old boy found dead in a Central Florida motel last week had been on the Department of Children and Families’ radar most of his life, the Orlando…

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…

Child-welfare officials said Monday they are creating a new position within the agency in an effort to improve transparency when releasing…