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Child Welfare Practice Model

Florida Safety Methodology eLearning Modules

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Module 2 - Present and Impending Danger

Module 3 - Critical Thinking

Module 4 - Safety Planning

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Domestic Violence Hotlines and Helplines

Florida Domestic Violence Hotline

Connects callers to the nearest domestic violence center with translation support.

National Domestic Violence Hotline

24/7 crisis intervention, safety planning, and referrals in multiple languages.

RAINN (National Sexual Assault Hotline)

Nationwide support for survivors of sexual assault.

National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline

24/7 confidential support for teens experiencing dating abuse.

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Domestic Violence Publications

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Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC)

The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) is a statutory agreement between all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands. The agreement governs the placement of children from one state into another state. It sets forth the requirements that must be met before a child can be placed out of state. The Compact ensures prospective placements are safe and suitable before approval, and it ensures that the individual or entity placing the child remains legally and financially responsible for the child following placement. 

Applicability

The ICPC governs the following types of placements:

  • The placement of a child in the care or custody of a state public child welfare agency with a relative family, a foster family or an adoptive family in another state.
  • The placement of a child by any individual or entity into another state if the placement is for the purpose of adoption. The child’s placement with the relative or fictive kin must have been approved by the court.
  • The placement of a child by any individual or entity into a licensed residential treatment center located in another state.
  • Under certain circumstances, the placement of a child with the child’s parent or parents located in another state.

The ICPC does not govern the following types of placements:

  • The placement of a child by the child’s parent, step-parent, grandparent, adult sibling, adult uncle, adult aunt or legal guardian with any such relative or guardian located in another state.
  • The placement of a child into a medical facility, a psychiatric institution or a boarding school located in another state. states. The placement of a child by any individual or entity into a licensed residential treatment center located in another state.  

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Sexual Exploitation of Children

How to Report...

A Child in Florida:

Call 1-800-96-ABUSE / 1-800-962-2873 or report online: Florida Abuse Hotline

A Child outside Florida or Adult:

National Human Trafficking Hotline and Resource Center
Phone: 1-888-373-7888 or text "HELP" or "INFO" to 233733
Website: National Human Trafficking Hotline and Resource Center

Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Exploitation
Phone: 1-800-633-3572

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This is a historical page. Please visit Substance Abuse and Mental Health's Get Help page for current information.

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Title IV-E Extended Foster Care (EFC) and
Extension of Maintenance Adoption Subsidy (EMAS)

This page provides newly available resources to support the Federally Funded Extended Foster Care and Extension of Maintenance Adoption Subsidy project.

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