Data · Policy · Child Welfare

Public-interest data tools for Florida's child-welfare system.

Data is one part of a system's story. Public records should be public.

Robert Latham, Esq. Associate Professor of Professional Practice, University of Miami School of Law · Associate Director, Children & Youth Law Clinic

Available tools

Data dashboards
DCF · Dept. of Children & Families Child Welfare Data

Updated DCF Dashboards

Florida out-of-home care trends, forecasts, and projections — entries, exits, net flow, investigations, and 24-month population projections by region.

Open APD · Persons with Disabilities Waiver Dashboards

APD Waiver Dashboards

Pre-enrollment waitlist trends by priority category and county, plus monthly waiver offers, responses, and wait-time-to-offer breakdowns.

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Public records search
APD · Persons with Disabilities Document Search

APD Administrative Orders Search

Full-text search across Agency for Persons with Disabilities administrative orders — by keyword, phrase, case number, or appeal number.

Open DCF · Dept. of Children & Families Document Search

CFOP Finder

Full-text search of every page of DCF's Child and Family Operating Procedures (CFOPs), with cross-references between CFOPs and a daily check against DCF's Resource Library.

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