Child abuse reports rise in South Florida, officials say
South Florida has seen a rise in child-abuse cases and officials are calling for more awareness after a year in which the state's social service agency has investigated some gruesome ones.
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Despite increases, DCF officials attribute part of the rise to differences in their reporting system, which now assigns investigators to cases that aren't necessarily neglect or abuse. Cases now can include the power going out at a home because parents failed to pay the power bill, Riordan said.
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Saturday, January 01, 2011
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