Associated Press
The federal agency has given the Florida Department of Children and Families has 90 days to devise a plan to improve care for foster children.
The Department of Health and Human Services found DCF underperforming in critical areas during an analysis of 80 cases from April 1 to September 30.
The Tampa Bay Times reports the study found in more than half of the cases, child welfare agencies removed children from homes without providing appropriate services and were lax in follow up safety plans.
The study found DCF needs improvement in 11 of 14 categories.
The agency has scheduled a conference on Tuesday to come up with ways to reform the system.
Agency spokeswoman Jessica Sims says DCF takes “these findings very seriously” and will work aggressively to improve.
2 comments
Glen Gibellina
January 22, 2017 at 7:47 am
In many cases the children should not of even been removed
Our Constitutional right to be a parent are trampled on by this agency.
Months even years parents are kept from their children that harm the children far more than the infraction itself.
DCF is beyond repair, it needs to be dismantled
KATHRINE LESTER
February 4, 2017 at 7:52 pm
This is a NATIONWIDE PROBLEM….. Reason being they operate in complete secrecy. I know they denied me my own Grandson… Family First! This has turned into a very corrupt agency not protecting children instead fattening their budget via making it appear that the family failed so they could place in Foster by them doing this the it has turned into a very dangerous and sad game wherein they are not looking after the best interest of the child which is always bio family @americastaken.com #TAKEN
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