/tags/child-welfare child welfare en-US WLRN 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 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 /show/the-south-florida-roundup/2014-09-05/florida-roundup-safety-while-reporting-abroad On the Florida Roundup, Steven Sotloff, from Pinecrest, is the second American journalist murdered by the Islamic State. Florida Senator Bill Nelson wants… Fri, 05 Sep 2014 15:05:50 GMT /show/the-south-florida-roundup/2014-09-05/florida-roundup-safety-while-reporting-abroad /news/2014-08-07/how-a-new-swimming-pool-has-closed-the-gap-between-rich-and-poor-in-south-miami At least once a week for about five months, Jalen Brown and other children from South Miami boarded a bus and took the 15-minute drive to Ransom… Thu, 07 Aug 2014 20:37:46 GMT /news/2014-08-07/how-a-new-swimming-pool-has-closed-the-gap-between-rich-and-poor-in-south-miami Carli Teproff /news/2014-05-14/what-does-a-guardian-ad-litem-do-for-children-in-the-court-system A Guardian ad Litem is the court-appointed voice of a child when government agencies suspect abuse or neglect. But the GAL program is, on the surface,… Wed, 14 May 2014 23:02:58 GMT /news/2014-05-14/what-does-a-guardian-ad-litem-do-for-children-in-the-court-system