Progress Report: Children’s Advocacy Centers Authorized to Receive State Funds, But Need Additional Accountability, Report No. 04-55, August 2004
 

Since our 2002 report, the Legislature has created funding sources for children’s advocacy centers.  However, the Florida Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers needs to take additional steps to establish a statewide accountability system.

What were our earlier findings?

Report No. 02-44 Special Review: Children’s Advocacy Centers Appear Beneficial But Have Limited Accountability, published in August 2002.

Which Government Program Summaries contain related information?

Children's Medical Services (CMS)
Family Safety

What other OPPAGA-related materials are available?

• Report No. 02-16 Progress Report of Justification Review: Child Protection Program, Department of Children and Families, published in March 2002.
• Report No. 02-10 Information Brief: Guardian ad Litem Placement May Shift for Reasons of Funding and Conflict of Interest, published in February 2002.
• Report No. 01-14  Justification Review: Child Protection Program, published in March 2001.

Copies of this report in print or alternate accessible format may be obtained by telephone (850/488-0021), by FAX (850/487-9213), in person, or by mail (OPPAGA Report Production, Claude Pepper Building, Room 312, 111 W. Madison St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1475).
e-mail address: oppaga@oppaga.fl.gov