Florida Department of Children and Families

Families with ASD children need to pay close attention near water. Drowning is the No. 1 cause of death for autistic kids due to a behavior known as "elopement," according to the National Library of Medicine.

States were not allowed to kick people off Medicaid during the pandemic even if they no longer qualified. As of April 1, they can. Health policy experts fear some people who remain eligible could still lose coverage during the process.

These steps follow recent deaths in Gadsden County from fentanyl overdoses that prompted first lady Casey DeSantis to call for a meeting to work out strategies to promote increased awareness.

The state has accepted a second round of federal funding to continue its OUR Florida program, which has already distributed more than $858 million in assistance.

In 2021, there were 98 deaths, up from 69 in 2020. This includes 24 in the greater Tampa Bay region.

Family Support Services of North Florida will fully take over on January 1, 2022.

Housing advocates fear the end of the CDC moratorium could result in hundreds of thousands of Florida renters being evicted in the coming weeks.

The state is quietly closing offices that provide help to people applying for food stamps and Medicaid in several Florida counties.The closures by the…

Florida foster parents and safe-house workers who help victims of human trafficking will be required to get training on how trafficking for forced labor…

It's not even 6 a.m. when Amy and Christie begin a 45 minute drive south. The two friends are headed to a clinic in Hernando County where they’ll get a…

Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday that Florida Department of Children and Families Secretary Mike Carroll is leaving the agency effective Sept. 6.Carroll…

Florida officials' first-come, first-served system for dozens of new methadone-treatment licenses resulted in applicants camping out in tents with...