/tags/child-welfare child welfare en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:26:19 GMT /health/2026-06-24/florida-kids-are-uninsured-at-a-high-rate 7.6% of children under age 6 in the Sunshine State are uninsured, during years when their bodies are laying down the foundations of good health for the rest of their lives. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:26:19 GMT /health/2026-06-24/florida-kids-are-uninsured-at-a-high-rate Cary Barbor /health/2026-06-09/florida-remains-in-bottom-half-of-child-wellbeing-in-annual-databook Florida’s overall state of child wellbeing did not improve in this year’s Kids Count Data Profile, although some segments including graduation rates\ and teen birth did see gains. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:50:32 GMT /health/2026-06-09/florida-remains-in-bottom-half-of-child-wellbeing-in-annual-databook Jay Waagmeester | Florida Phoenix /health/2025-02-28/florida-senate-unveils-sweeping-child-welfare-measure The new measure would recruit case managers, combat child sex trafficking, and create a professional foster care pilot program Fri, 28 Feb 2025 19:30:00 GMT /health/2025-02-28/florida-senate-unveils-sweeping-child-welfare-measure Margie Menzel /health/2024-07-08/the-economic-well-being-of-floridas-children-fell-last-year-a-national-study-shows Although ranking fifth in education in the country in the 2024 Annie E. Casey Foundation Data Book, Florida ranked 30th in the nation in overall child well-being. Mon, 08 Jul 2024 12:00:00 GMT /health/2024-07-08/the-economic-well-being-of-floridas-children-fell-last-year-a-national-study-shows Aileyahu Shanes | WUSF /local-news/2022-08-10/child-psychiatrist-in-south-florida-worries-about-many-patients-who-cant-get-appointment Dr. Howard Pratt, a child and adolescent psychiatrist, worries about all the kids who aren't getting care. Wed, 10 Aug 2022 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2022-08-10/child-psychiatrist-in-south-florida-worries-about-many-patients-who-cant-get-appointment Verónica Zaragovia /news/2022-04-14/a-report-shows-that-the-pandemic-is-having-lasting-effects-on-florida-families One in five Floridians said they lost income and could have problems paying their rent or mortgage, the report found. Thu, 14 Apr 2022 15:28:57 GMT /news/2022-04-14/a-report-shows-that-the-pandemic-is-having-lasting-effects-on-florida-families Katrine Bruner /2022-02-22/why-america-has-been-so-stingy-in-fighting-child-poverty The failure to renew the enhanced Child Tax Credit continues a long tradition in America: Our welfare system has long spent generously on the old, but it has consistently skimped on the young. A new paper investigates why. Tue, 22 Feb 2022 15:18:23 GMT /2022-02-22/why-america-has-been-so-stingy-in-fighting-child-poverty Greg Rosalsky /news/2021-06-10/child-labor-surges-for-the-first-time-in-20-years-the-pandemic-may-make-that-worse An estimated 160 million children were involved in child labor around the world at the beginning of 2020, according to a new report. Thu, 10 Jun 2021 13:00:44 GMT /news/2021-06-10/child-labor-surges-for-the-first-time-in-20-years-the-pandemic-may-make-that-worse Jaclyn Diaz /2015-03-20/health-plan-for-legal-immigrant-kids-stalled A bill that would extend low-cost KidCare health insurance to roughly 25,000 children of legal immigrants has gotten further in the Florida Senate than... Fri, 20 Mar 2015 22:23:32 GMT /2015-03-20/health-plan-for-legal-immigrant-kids-stalled MARGIE MENZEL of the NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA /news/2014-12-31/new-year-new-child-seat-law Florida’s new child seat law goes into effect Thursday, Jan. 1.In 2014, the Palm Beach Post called Florida’s old child-seat law “the most lax car seat law… Wed, 31 Dec 2014 20:03:55 GMT /news/2014-12-31/new-year-new-child-seat-law