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FLORIDA LAWS, DEFINITIONS: ABUSE, ADOPTION & FOSTER CARE

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ABUSE HOTLINE | FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

1. 827.03 – STATUTES & CONSTITUTION :VIEW STATUTES : ONLINE SUNSHINE

   www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?…‎

   Florida Legislature

   Online Sunshine Logo. Official Internet Site of the Florida Legislature … 827.03 Abuse, aggravated abuse, and neglect of a child; penalties.—. (1) DEFINITIONS.

2. 39.201 – STATUTES & CONSTITUTION :VIEW STATUTES : ONLINE SUNSHINE

   www.leg.state.fl.us/statuTes/index.cfm?…‎

   Florida Legislature

   Official Internet Site of the Florida Legislature … 39.201 Mandatory reports of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect; mandatory reports of death; central abuse …

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   DEFINITIONS FROM FLORIDA STATUTES CHAPTER 39 (B) “CHILD ABUSE …

   qol.nova.edu/pdf/DefinitionsfromFloridaStatutesChapter39.pdf‎

   (b) “Child abuse” means abandonment, abuse, harm, mental injury, neglect, … childor, in the absence of a parent or legal custodian, the caregiver, while being …

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   DCF REPORTING ABUSE OF CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE ADULTS – FLORIDA …

   www.dcf.state.fl.us/programs/abuse/publications/mandatedreporters.pdf‎

   The name of any person reporting child abuse, neglect or abandonment, … protective services, the Florida Abuse Hotline, law enforcement, the Child Protection.

5. CHAPTER 827 SECTION 03 – 2011 FLORIDA STATUTES – THE FLORIDA SENATE

   www.flsenate.gov › … › Title XLVI › Chapter 827‎

   Florida Senate

   Abuse, aggravated abuse, and neglect of a child penalties. … A person who commits aggravated child abuse commits a felony of the first degree, punishable as …

6. DEFINITIONS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

   https://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/…/define.cfm‎

   Provides State laws that define the conduct, acts, and omissions that constitute child abuse or neglect that must be reported to child protective agencies.

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   CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION SOURCEBOOK FOR FLORIDA SCHOOL PERSONNEL

   www.fldoe.org/ese/pdf/chiabuse.pdf‎

   Florida Department of Education

   by COF FORM – ‎Related articles

   Recognizing the Abused or Neglected Child . … ……………………………………7. C. Indicators of Child Abuse and Neglect . … A. Florida Law on Reporting Child Abuse .

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   A PROFESSIONALS GUIDE TO CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN FLORIDA

   fssjax.org/pdf/FSS-Abuse-prevention.pdf‎

   the first line of defense against child abuse and neglect. Suspicion on the part of a teacher, school nurse, childcare provider, physician or law enforcement officer …

   Florida Department of Children and Families – All Programs

   • Florida Department of Children and Families

   
   Adoption and Foster Care

   • Adopt Us – Information on Foster Care and Adoption
   • Becoming a Foster Parent – Children’s Home Society
   • Florida Adoption Information Guide

   
   Domestic Violence

   • Florida Dept. of Children and Families – Domestic Violence Program Office