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Almost 680,000 children in the United States were victims of abuse in 2013. And state and local governments aren't doing enough to report abuse and investigate it, according to an independent study.
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This is a three-part radio series produced in partnership with The Florida Center for Investigative Reporting.Florida has gone through some big changes in…
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Days after a Miami Herald investigation documented 475 child abuse deaths on the agency's watch, Florida's Department of Children and Families is…
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Hundreds of children die of abuse or neglect in Florida each year. Others suffer routine beatings – or turn to the sex trade to survive on the streets.…
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This week, the Miami Herald is reporting on a history of failures at DCF - Florida's Department of Children and Families. But these are failures with a…
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A state Senate committee agrees that more and better trained caseworkers is one of the keys to fixing persistent child welfare problems at Florida's…
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As the 2014 legislative session begins, advocates are hoping it will bring both policy and funding gains for children's services. High-profile issues…
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Responding to political critics and child care advocates all over the state, Governor Rick Scott on Tuesday proposed significant new funding for child…
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The leader of Florida's troubled child welfare system is asking state leaders for the funding to slash caseloads for front-line staff and other proposals…
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State House Democratic Leader Perry Thurston stood in front of a decorated Christmas tree on Fort Lauderdale's Sistrunk Boulevard yesterday, and talked…