child welfare

In Florida’s education policy world, state Rep. Chris Latvala has sway.Latvala is the House’s chief education budget writer as chairman of the PreK-12…

Florida's sheriffs are worried that some vulnerable children are caught in the middle of a struggle between foster care and group homes, which also…

Jordan Belliveau would have celebrated his third birthday on Monday.Instead, the toddler died in September. He was just two when police say his mother,…

Florida foster care providers are struggling to keep up with the number of children entering the system as a result of opioid-related deaths.

A number of child welfare bills are continuing to move in the Florida Legislature.

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...

Governor Rick Scott says he wants about $200 million for Florida families who adopt foster kids.

With the 2018 legislative session around the corner, Florida lawmakers as well as child welfare stakeholders are starting to dive into how to address...

Florida’s child welfare officials are doing a review of their system and already looking ahead legislatively on the state and national level on what can...

There's been a spike in the number of kids being removed from their homes in the Tampa Bay Area over the past few years. And foster care agencies are…

There's been a spike in the number of kids being removed from their homes in the Tampa Bay Area over the past few years. And foster care agencies are…

This week on Florida Matters we're talking about the challenges those who work in the foster care system are facing and how it impacts the children they…