child death

Florida's child welfare department says a previous investigation of a mother charged with drowning her 4-year-old autistic daughter in a river was handled…

Florida health officials say a child is the first to die during this year's flu season.

When a child dies, it affects a whole community. That's why every other month, people from hospitals, law enforcement and health departments review...

Seven employees at a Florida agency that investigates child abuse have been disciplined for mishandling allegations of abuse involving a woman whose...

A Florida woman has been charged in the death of a 6-year-old boy who authorities say died after he was pinned against a couch on Christmas Eve.

The chief of the Florida Department of Children and Families told lawmakers Thursday his agency is making progress at carrying out reforms but still has...

A toddler died Tuesday afternoon after he was found by his mother face down and unresponsive in a kiddie pool, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said....

After an embarrassing article appeared in The Miami Herald in September, a regional supervisor for the Department of Children and Families ordered...