child deaths

August is Child Safety Awareness Month, and Florida officials are reminding motorists to always buckle up their kids. Since 2014, crashes involving kids…

Florida’s pool and spa related deaths rose from 2016 to 2017. 80 percent of those deaths are children under the age of five. CFO Jimmy Patronis is working…

Starting next month, a county in the Florida Panhandle will join six others across the state in taking over the child protective investigative duties of…

In response to a spate of child abuse deaths in Florida, state lawmakers in 2014 created teams to investigate the root causes of these deaths and report…

A Northwest Florida county may be the first in the Panhandle to take over the child protective investigative services—normally done by the state’s child…

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…

Will Florida Moms adopt the “Baby Box?” The committee that reviews child abuse death cases is hoping that could be a successful effort to help Florida in…

Helping young human trafficking victims and making sure juveniles get the help they need are among the legislative goals of two state agencies that deal…

The head of Florida’s child welfare system gained unanimous approval during his initial Senate confirmation hearing Thursday.Speaking to members of the…

Florida lawmakers want to reform the way the state deals with substance abuse and mental health issues. One legislator hopes her recent appointment to an…