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Associated PressDecember 9, 2014

The man appointed to lead Florida’s social services agency has a track record of mobilizing resources to better protect children. In 2012, after nearly a dozen Tampa area children had died while their cases were being investigated by child welfare officials, Mike Carroll combed through data and noticed familiar patterns: substance abuse, domestic violence and […]

Associated PressDecember 9, 2014

The man appointed to lead Florida’s social services agency has a track record of mobilizing resources to better protect children. In 2012, after nearly a dozen Tampa area children had died while their cases were being investigated by child welfare officials, Mike Carroll combed through data and noticed familiar patterns: substance abuse, domestic violence and […]

Guest AuthorMay 3, 2014

If an agency is under fire for failing to live up to its statutory responsibility, it can respond in one of two ways. It can take immediate steps to fix the problem and swing the doors wide to public oversight to make sure it won’t happen again. Or it can do what the Florida Department […]

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Crowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)

Mike Carroll says DCF safety net can't fail children

Mike Carroll says DCF safety net can’t fail children

Doug Clifton: DCF makes it harder to check up on its performance