"During the past nine years, community-based care transformed Florida’s DCF from one of the nation’s worst child protection agencies to one of its best. Florida leads the country in adoptions, visiting children, and is near the top in other nationally established child welfare measures. Most notably, this has been accomplished while dramatically reducing the number of children in foster care and increasing the number of children served in their own home.
"It’s not time for a regressive paradigm shift to removing a child from their home as the primary solution...."
"The unique formula of community-based care organizations like Kids Central has met the challenge set forth by the Legislature. Despite the historic revolving door of DCF leadership, the community-based care model allows us to continue meeting the needs of our families."
http://www.ocala.com/article/20130728/OPINION/130729794/-1/sports07?p=2&tc=pg
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