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Serving evictions used to be routine. Then, it became dangerous. The Sarasota Sheriffs Office needed to find a way to help those facing eviction.

988 replaced the former toll-free hotline number, and it connects you any time you're suffering a mental health crisis, with someone trained to help.

Moms for Liberty’s latest item in their parents’ rights agenda collides against Florida's, including DeSantis’ position on mental health in schools.

Pensacola land owner follows through on court ordered clean-up of homeless camp, though deputies arent removing the few folks lingering on the land.

The number of people Baker Acted by Orange County law enforcement so far this year is nearly double all of last year.

According to the Florida Department of Children and Families, there have been 170,048 involuntary Baker Act exams from 2021 to 2022.

A growing number of school districts across several U.S. states are filing lawsuits against Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter and TikTok for damages they say students are experiencing due to the

Isabella was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome at seven, was called “intellectually gifted” at nine and was diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder at 13.

Michael Rudman, the man police say wore a devil mask as he tried to entire a Tampa nightclub with a loaded gun, made his first appearance in court Friday afternoon.

To reopen its children’s crisis unit, New Horizons of the Treasure Coast and Okeechobee must hire at least two nurses, per state regulations