Article: Kids Central takes big step, hires new leader.

Article: DCF could decide to replace agency that says state demands ...
The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  February 9, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... child-welfare agencies. DCF has criticized Kids Central for a variety of problems ... supervision. Last week DCF told Kids Central that it had less than 45 ... In a letter Monday to DCF, Kids Central's outgoing Executive Director ...

Article: Lake agency praised for improved child protection: DCF's ...
Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL);  June 19, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Routh, spokeswoman for Kids Central, said the agency tries ... Working together with DCF investigators, we have ... safe." Two years ago, Kids Central had performed so poorly ... said Tim Bottcher, DCF spokesman for District ...

Article: DCF partners with missing persons
Miami Times;  August 5, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... of newspapers and magazines, placed the DCF under increased scrutiny. Her innocent ... Is Rilya still alive or is she dead? DCF learned of Rilya's disappearance in April ... seen Rilya since a woman claiming to be a DCF worker came to take the girl for some type ...

Article: DCF Removes Children: Persistent Problems At School Prompt ...
Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT);  May 10, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... psychological or sexual behavior problems. DCF's decision to remove children from the ... Attorney General Richard Blumenthal praised DCF's decision to act. The pair have been ... of injury or death. We are pleased that DCF has finally taken our concerns seriously ...

Article: DCF efforts to find missing kids sloppy, spotty, advocates ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  October 7, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... missing-child profiles released Sept. 26 by DCF _ which include details on efforts to find ... site posting on July 9. But newly released DCF records show her mother called in a tip ... without requesting special records from DCF. Her mother's sighting of the child does ...

Article: DCF Wants Monitor Replaced.
Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT);  June 28, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... neglect charges more than 20 years ago. DCF Commissioner Darlene Dunbar said Tuesday ... after a lengthy investigation. Mancuso is a DCF employee who has been on loan to the court ... judge, Mancuso has technically remained on DCF's payroll as a state employee on special ...

Article: Real options versus DCF? (Letters to the Editor).(Letter ...
Healthcare Financial Management;  February 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... really is an indictment of discounted cash-flow (DCF) analysis. The authors state, "DCF analysis blindly assumes that the only material ... later, they observe, "This is the shortfall of DCF analysis: it does not incorporate management ...