Florida Department of Children and Families

The state’s child welfare agency launched a website this week that coincides with a newly signed law that will take effect Tuesday. The rollout of the…

Governor Rick Scott has signed the final bill delivered to his desk into law Wednesday aimed at helping children with special needs.The last bill Scott…

There are now three bills awaiting the Governor’s approval, after Governor Rick Scott signed a bill overhauling Florida’s child welfare system.Sen.…

A new law aimed at helping those who would otherwise have aged out of Florida’s foster care system when they turn 18 is going well so far, but may still…

A bill aimed at making sure more kids don’t die from abuse or neglect under the care of the state’s foster care system is now advancing in the House. The…

The Florida Senate has now put together several proposals aimed at overhauling Florida’s child welfare agency. The goal is to address the spate of child…

The Florida Senate has now put together several proposals aimed at overhauling Florida’s child welfare agency. As Sascha Cordner reports, the goal is to…

Members of the House Appropriations Committee passed five different measures that do everything from requiring more information from sex offender…

As Florida lawmakers get closer to overhauling the state’s child welfare agency in an effort to avoid more child deaths, some worry proposed changes could…

A Florida lawmaker hopes to prohibit a practice called “private re-homing” during the 2014 session. The move follows a probe that found people who adopted…