Knowledge Base

Florida Resources Links

·         Access Florida (food stamps, temporary cash assistance, Medicaid)
http://www.myflorida.com/accessflorida/

·         Administrative Code
http://flrules.org

·         Child Abuse Reporting
http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/abuse/

·         Child Welfare Research Institute’s Florida page (many categories with links)
http://www.childwelfare.com/florida.htm

·         Children’s Services Councils (programs for children)
http://www.jwbpinellas.org/home_CSCcouncils.htm

·         Community-Based Care (CBC) Lead Agencies and
Contract Managers
http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/cbc/docs/leadagencycontacts.pdf

·         Department of Children and Families’ CBC page
http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/cbc/

·         Department of Children and Families home page
http://www.state.fl.us/cf_web/

·         Department of Juvenile Justice
http://www.djj.state.fl.us/

·         Family Resource Corner (parenting information and resources)
 http://www.familyresourcecorner.com/

·         Florida Guardian ad Litem Program
www.guardianadlitem.org

·         Healthy Families Florida (free home visiting services to parents)
http://www.healthyfamiliesfla.org/

·         Kinship Center at the University of South Florida School of Social Work
http://www.flkin.usf.edu/index.asp

·         OPPAGA (Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability) DCF-related Reports
http://www.oppaga.state.fl.us/ReportsByAgency.aspx?agency=Children%20and%20Families,%20Department%20of

·         Statutes (complete)
www.flsenate.gov/Statutes/

·         Statutes, Chapter 409: Social and Economic Assistance
http://www.flsenate.gov/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=Ch0409/titl0409.htm&StatuteYear=2008&Title=%2D%3E2008%2D%3EChapter%20409

·         Statutes, Chapter 39: Proceedings Relating to Children
http://www.flsenate.gov/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=Ch0039/titl0039.htm&StatuteYear=2008&Title=%2D%3E2008%2D%3EChapter%2039

·         Sylvia Thomas Center (comprehensive support to adoptive and foster families)
http://www.sylviathomascenter.org/

Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute at the University of South Florida

·         Center for Evidence-Based Practice: Young Children
with Challenging Behavior
http://challengingbehavior.fmhi.usf.edu/about.htm

·         Child Welfare Training Academy
http://cwta.fmhi.usf.edu

·         Collaborative for Children, Families & Communities
http://www.usfcollab.usf.edu/

·         Consortium for Child Welfare Studies
http://childwelfare.fmhi.usf.edu/statement.html

·         Department of Child & Family Studies
http://cfs.fmhi.usf.edu/

·         Department of Mental Health Law and Policy Training and Education
http://www.fmhi.usf.edu/mhlp/Training/Statement.htm

·         Division of Applied Research and Educational Support (DARES)
http://cfs.fmhi.usf.edu/dares/dareshp.cfm

·         Division of Policy and Services Research and Evaluation
http://cfs.fmhi.usf.edu/policy/polservhp.cfm

·         Division of State and Local Support
http://cfs.fmhi.usf.edu/stateandlocal/statehp.cfm

·         Florida Mental Health Institute publications
http://www.fmhi.usf.edu/institute/publications.html

• Training Consortium
  http://trainingconsortium.fmhi.usf.edu