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June 18, 2007
 National Coalition for Children Protection Reform: Florida Rate of Removal Index
The National Coalition for Children Protection Reform (NCCPR) conducted research about the State of Florida's rate of child removals in each
district. The assessment is based on data compiled for NCCPRs latest
Florida Rate-of Removal Index.
The NCCPR Florida Rate of Removal Index is calculated by comparing the
number of children taken from their parents in each district in 2006 to a
Census Bureau estimate of the number of impoverished children living in
each district (This estimate has been updated since NCCPR issued its
first such Index in 2005.) These figures then are compared to key
safety outcomes available on the Dashboard on the Department of
Children and Families website.
These were the findings from the report:
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Number of children taken from their homes
statewide declined by 3.4 %
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District 7 (Brevard, Orange, Osceola, and
Seminole counties) and District 13 (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion and
Sumter counties) made major progress, significantly reducing the number
of children removed from their homes, with no compromise of child safety
outcomes
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Worst-performing district in the state is
District 1 in the Panhandle (Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton
counties),
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