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TALLAHASSEE A bill promoted by the Department of Children and Families to make the names of foster parents a secret passed its first committee in the Florida House Wednesday.The bill, sponsored by freshman lawmakers Rep. Spencer Roach, R-North Fort Myers, and Rep. Toby Overdorf, R-Palm City, was vo...

Division of Child and Family Services workers in the Fort Smith region face challenges, but they are encouraged by the fall of one statistic: the number of children in foster care for 24 months or longer. From January 2019 to February, the number of children in foster care for more than 24 months in...

SPRINGFIELD The Department of Children and Family Services needs to reduce caseloads and take other steps after the profoundly devastating death of a 2-year-old Decatur girl whose family had been investigated by the agency before it closed the case, the agencys interim director told a House committe...

Diverse Computing Provides Florida Dept. of Children and Families Two-Factor Authentication

Due to community spread of the novel coronavirus in New Orleans, and in response to the need for social distancing across the state, the Louisiana Department of Children and Family

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has faced decades of scrutiny over youth in care dying, director turnover, and lack of accountability.

April 7, 2021 Contact: Tom McCarthy or Gina Paige, 608-422-7800 ordcfmedia@wisconsin.gov MADISON The Department of Children and Families (DCF) has awarded

Two DCF workers fired from Fall River office during intensive investigation by the Child Advocate after starvation death of 14-year-old autistic teen.

Cook County Public Guardian: "DCFS is in the worst shape its been in for at least a decade and continues in its decline.

A Bed Is Not A Bed Is Not A Bed: Building Up Child Welfare System To Deal With Looming Crisis Not A Simple Task

This open access book discusses firm valuation, which is of interest to economists, particularly those working in finance. Firm valuation comes down to the calculation of the discounted cash flow, often only referred to by its abbreviation, DCF. There are, however, different coexistent versions, whi

Licensed foster homes in Illinois will likely have to comply with a host of new rules starting later this year, including strict vaccination and no-smoking policies.

A report has found that it's so difficult to remove children from their parents' care, that many DCFS workers won't even recommend removal to prosecutors.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The new leaders of the Kansas Department for Children and Families are considering whether to fill the agency's ombudsman position or to find new ways to address foster parents' frustrations. Since 2014, families or others with questions or complaints about the department could c...

DCFS vows change in the wake of Joliet-area toddler's death