Department of Children and Families

Florida Senate President Don Gaetz says the Department of Children and Families faces a groundbreaking legislative session after a series of child deaths…

The countdown to the 2014 legislative session is underway, with lawmakers returning to the Capitol this week for four days of committee meetings. Some of…

More than 3,300 children from Florida’s foster care system were adopted last year, a 3% increase over the year before. Many were among the…

Thanks to legislation that passed in the 2013 session, young Floridians in foster care now have the option of staying in state custody till the age of 21.…

After a series of highly-publicized child deaths, the new leader of the Florida Department of Children and Families rallied a record crowd at the annual…

State leaders are responding to the rash of child deaths in Florida this summer.Broward senator Eleanor Sobel hosted a town meeting that drew hundreds of…

Several South Florida legislators took testimony from experts and the public last night on what to do about the Department of Children and Families, and…

The acting chief of Florida's Department of Children and Families says she has a demoralized workforce, and she's part of the problem herself.Esther…