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Thousands of children in foster care may be getting powerful psychiatric drugs prescribed to them without basic safeguards, according to a federal…
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Infants do better with their parents, studies find, as long as parents have support to get and stay sober. This program starts during pregnancy, to rally and train a strong family support network.
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The opioid epidemic has become so severe it’s considered a national public health emergency, and a recent report suggests it could be linked to a higher...
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A number of child welfare bills are continuing to move in the Florida Legislature.
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The Florida Legislature didn’t waste a moment during its first week when it came to addressing the opioid addiction crisis that is exploding across the...
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Parents' substance abuse is one of the items driving authorities to remove kids from homes.
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Manatee and Sarasota Counties have seen overdose deaths from drugs like heroin, fentanyl and carfentanil spike in the past few years. At the same time,...
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There's been a spike in the number of kids being removed from their homes in the Tampa Bay Area over the past few years. And foster care agencies are...
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As Health News Florida reported last week, the opioid crisis in Manatee and Sarasota Counties is putting a strain on their foster care system. But the…
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A preliminary hearing was held Thursday in the case of Naika Venant, the 14-year-old girl who broadcast her suicide on Facebook Live from her Miami...