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The move from keeping troubled families intact to placing the children in foster homes hasn't worked as advocates had hoped.
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Other states have taken similar action to help those who are transitioning out of state custody during the health crisis.
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Here’s a philosophical question: If you order an over-the-top milkshake for a great cause, do the calories count?Not according to Julie Curry.Curry owns…
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A series of bills about the foster care system is moving through the Florida Legislature. Rebekka Behr is focused on the Foster Youth Bill of Rights,...
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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…
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Partners across the state are recognizing May as National Foster Care Month in Florida . The state has about 5,400 licensed foster homes, and there’s a...
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An analysis of state child welfare records shows that thousands of foster children in Florida have led transient lives, staying just a few nights in one…
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Florida’s foster kid population is growing at an alarming rate. That’s part of what will be discussed during an upcoming webinar.
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Thousands of children in foster care may be getting powerful psychiatric drugs prescribed to them without basic safeguards, according to a federal...
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Infants do better with their parents, studies find, as long as parents have support to get and stay sober. This program starts during pregnancy, to rally and train a strong family support network.
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The opioid epidemic has become so severe it’s considered a national public health emergency, and a recent report suggests it could be linked to a higher…
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Florida foster care providers are struggling to keep up with the number of children entering the system as a result of opioid-related deaths.