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The goal is to collect 500 bears and other stuffed animals in the course of the month.
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A bill to compensate victims of the Dozier and Okeechobee reform schools passed its first Senate committee meeting.
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The bill (SB 288), filed by Sen. Darryl Rouson, D-St. Petersburg, would create a certification process for victims of abuse at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna and the Florida School for Boys at Okeechobee.
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The move from keeping troubled families intact to placing the children in foster homes hasn't worked as advocates had hoped.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis, First Lady Casey DeSantis and child-welfare advocates are warning about the toll the COVID-19 pandemic is taking on some families.
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Different forms of abuse often happen under the same roof. Now, a senate committee is backing a proposal to require child and animal abuse agencies to…
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Marital privilege means spouses don’t have to testify against each other. But Sen. Gayle Harrell (R-Stuart) thinks there should be exceptions -especially…
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It used to be conventional wisdom among medical and scientific professionals that young children couldn't recall abuse or neglect they had witnessed or…