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IT’S FLORIDA JAKE –
Jan. 22, 2025 – Unfortunately, inaccurate and incomplete information is what Floridians have come to expect from the state’s social service agency. Abused children and senior citizens, overcrowded foster homes. Is staff overworked and ill-prepared to handle some difficult social ills facing Florida? Or is there simply an uncaring culture in the DCF workplace? A recent examination by Palm Beach Post Investigative reporter Antigone Barton found that DCF failed to live up to a promise to state Sen. Gayle Harrell, R-Stuart, to post records on its website to better inform addiction treatment clients about the programs it regulates. “We can tell you that [DCF] Secretary Harris is committed to ensuring accountability and transparency with the programs and facilities that we regulate,” DCF said in a statement after the agreement.
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