If charged with child abuse or neglect, they'd have the right to prove a medical condition is to blame for a child's injuries ...

Attorneys for Eyewitness News have filed a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Children and Families over failing to release public records. It comes after Channel 9 spent more than a year ...

To combat the issue of human trafficking, the Florida Department of Children and Families is rolling out two new assessment ...

Thousands of low-income families rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to access essential food in ...

Th Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill that includes providing $3.3 million to establish a foster-care pilot ...

The Florida Senate passed a bill 39-0 on Wednesday that would expand data collection to fight child exploitation, start a ...

The bill works to address that by including a professional foster care family designation to be created and overseen by the Florida Department of Children and Families. Those families would receive ...

Miami Police launched an investigation after the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) was alerted to the "unsanitary" and "deplorable" conditions inside the home. A witness from the ...

The measure works to increase early detection and intervention, while filling in the gaps in educational opportunities. One ...