Children

In the spring and summer of 2015, the state switched more than 13,000 children out of Children's Medical Services, a part of Florida Medicaid ,...

With a dramatic increase in the number of children being taken in for involuntary psychiatric examinations, a state panel Thursday began looking to...

Florida’s Guardian ad Litem program may have thousands of volunteers, but agency officials say they need more male role models, who can advocate on...

Federal funding that provides insurance for nearly 340,000 Florida kids will expire in September unless Congress acts. It’s called the Children’s Health...

A bill before lawmakers in Congress would require car makers install technology reminding drivers when a child is in the back seat. It’s a move to help…

With the state pointing to changes it has made, a federal judge Friday dismissed a long-running legal battle about whether Florida's Medicaid program...

Florida has made significant improvements in providing for its children, a recent study shows.

The first few months after having a baby is usually referred to as the “fourth trimester,” and while it’s a time of tremendous growth for baby, it’s a…

It’s been six months and a full legislative session since the Florida Kids Count survey ranked the quality of life for children in the state among the…

Across the nation, 152 children under 12 were accidentally shot and killed, by either self-inflicted gunshot wounds or by another child, from 2014...