When Foster Care Becomes Fatal

When Foster Care Becomes Fatal

Kristina Hepp was one of more than 7,600 Florida children who lived under the protective care of Florida's Department of Children and Families' Foster Care Program, which then outsourced its responsibilities to subcontractors. In 1998, Florida's legislature mandated that foster care be provided through independent contractors and nonprofit agencies across the state, calling the concept Community Based Care (CBC).