The Netflix documentary, “The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez,” is the tragic story about catastrophic failures of the California child welfare system that led to the torture, abuse and death of an 8-year-old boy at the hands of his mother and her boyfriend. The events might have unfolded 3,000 miles away.... View Article
According to NBC News, sex predators are increasingly trying to exploit kids online with so many school children home doing online learning amid the Coronavirus crisis. FBI agents have reported a growing number of complaints from parents. Read more here.
Howard M. Talenfeld, a preeminent children’s rights attorney and partner with Justice for Kids, a division of Kelley Kronenberg, was recently honored by 2-1-1 Broward as the Non-Profit Organization Board Leader of the Year. Since 2002, Howard has served as founder and Board President for Florida’s Children First (FCF), Florida’s... View Article
We are so proud that The Florida Bar Foundation increased Florida’s Children First’s yearly grant and recognized the great systemic work FCF does for children! Read more from the Florida Bar Foundations here.
As reported by the New York Times, 1,100 of the 140,000 developmentally disabled people monitored by the state of New York had tested positive for the virus, state officials said as of Monday. One hundred five had died — a rate, far higher than in the general population, that echoes... View Article
At Justice for Kids, one of our greatest fears is that children in Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) delinquency programs, foster care and disability group homes contract the Coronavirus. According to Local 10 WPLG, The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice confirmed that an employee at a South Florida facility has... View Article
As reported by News Break, “An employee at a behavioral health center in Brevard County is accused of repeatedly hitting a student while three other employees watched. An arrest affidavit details allegations of child abuse from an incident by an employee at Deveraux Advanced Behavioral Health Facility in Viera on... View Article
As reported today by the Miami Herald, “A Miami mother will spend the rest of her life in prison after pleading guilty Friday for her role in the starvation, torture and murder of her adopted daughter in a case that rocked Florida’s child welfare agency.” Read the entire story here
According to an Associated Press article that was published by the Sun-Sentinel, “Two Florida women who were victims of sex trafficking have sued almost two dozen hotels where they were forced to have sex, claiming the businesses did nothing to stop the illegal activity.” Read more here.
NBC 6 reporter Arlene Borenstein shares the intimate survival story of a human trafficking victim and how this woman is hoping to save others in the future. Watch the video here. Top Fl Child Human Trafficking Attorney – Howard Talenfeld with Kelley Kronenberg