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The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is a state agency of Florida.Its headquarters are at 2415 North Monroe St., Ste. 400 in Tallahassee, Florida.The department provides social services in Florida to children, adults, refugees, domestic violence victims, human trafficking victims, the homeless community, child care providers, [4] disabled people, and the elderly.
The DCF secretary is a cabinet member appointed by the Governor of Wisconsin and confirmed by the Wisconsin Senate. [ 4 ] The Department's main office is located in the Tommy G. Thompson Building (TGT) in downtown Madison, Wisconsin ; it maintains regional offices throughout the state.
The Connecticut Department of Children and Youth Services was established around 1970. The Long Lane School became a part of the new department in 1970. [2]In 1989, a group of plaintiffs instituted an action against the Connecticut Department of Children and Youth Services [3] which resulted in a requirement for federal court supervision of DCF, which has continued for more than 20 years to date.
The DCF was created in July 2006 with the dedicated goal to serve and safeguard the most vulnerable children and families in the state. It has evolved to be more inclusive of the extended community. As of 2018, there were approximately 6,600 employees.
OCFS has wide-ranging responsibilities for the provision of services to children, youth, families, and vulnerable adults. The agency is responsible for programs and services involving foster care, adoption, and adoption assistance; child protective services, including operating the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment; preventive services for children and families; child ...
Dichlorofluorescein (DCF) is an organic dye of the fluorescein family, being substituted at the 2 and 7 positions by chloride. It is used as an indicator for argentometry by Fajans method. [1] [2] When used as an indicator, upon reaching the equivalence point of a titration reaction the color shifts from colorless towards a faint pink.
DCF operates the Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center, used for short-term placement and long-term treatment of juvenile delinquents. [5] It is Vermont's sole locked juvenile facility. [6] The detention program can serve up to 16 boys and girls, and the treatment program can serve up to 12 boys. [7] Woodside is located in Colchester. [8]
ACF's direct predecessor, the Family Support Administration, was created in 1986 by bringing together six existing major programs within HHS. [5] ACF was created in its present form on April 15, 1991, by merging the Office of Human Development Services, the Family Support Administration, and the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program.