If you suspect a child is being abused or neglected in Florida, the law requires you to report it to the Florida Abuse Hotline at 1-800-96-ABUSE (1-800-962-2873). For more information on reporting child abuse and neglect, please read Reporting Abuse*.
*Please note: These documents are in the Portable Document Format(PDF). You may need to download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader |
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Healthy Families Florida is a free, voluntary program that provides families with useful information on parenting and child development.
Families may be eligible for services if they:
- Live in an area where services are provided (Click on "Find a Local Project" in the menu bar above to find out).
- Are expecting a baby or have a baby less than 3-months-old.
- Are currently experiencing stressful life situations that indicate they could benefit from home visiting services.
To the left, you can click on:
- Find a Local Project -- Find/contact a Healthy Families Florida project in your area.
- Parenting Tips -- A new tip is added every month and you can search past parenting tips.
- Preventing Childhood Injuries -- This link goes to the Ounce of Prevention Fund of Florida Website which has some great information on how to protect children from unintentional injuries.
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Instant Childhood Immunization Scheduler -- Enter a child’s date of birth to find out which immunizations are due and when.
- Home Safety -- Download a Home Safety Checklist and 15 Safety Education Topics.
- Who's Watching Your Child? -- This brochure contains information to consider when choosing caregivers for a child.
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