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Florida’s State Plan for the Prevention of Child Abuse, Abandonment, & NeglectBackgroundFlorida’s State Plan for the Prevention of Child Abuse, Abandonment, and Neglect: July 2005through June 2010 is a family-centered and community-based plan which takes a broad view of thefactors that impact child abandonment, abuse, and neglect. The Plan emphasizes primary preventionstrategies: factors and strategies that sustain children and families in supportive, nurturing, safe andstable environments. Collaboration with the communities ultimately responsible for implementing andassuring the success of this planning effort is essential.The Inter-program Task Force on Child Abuse Prevention is a state level planning, technical assistanceand policy support workgroup made up of representatives from child serving agencies, organizations andprograms, advocates, consumers, and community facilitators. Designated in the fall of 2004, the TaskForce works to develop Florida’s State Plan for the Prevention of Child Abuse, Abandonment, andNeglect: July 2005 through June 2010 (the Plan) and coordinate local planning efforts. The TaskForce established seven (7) subcommittees to address the functional areas into which the Plan’sobjectives were grouped: Health, Safety, Education/Child Care, Substance Abuse/Mental Health,Housing and Economic Security, State-Local Collaboration, and Funding/Accountability.The Task Force met quarterly since its first meeting in the fall of 2004 and subcommittees have metperiodically to work on assigned objectives. Bi-monthly conference calls have been held between TaskForce members and the local planning coordinators to facilitate local planning activities.In 2007, the Child Abuse Prevention and Permanency Advisory Council was established under theauspices of the newly created Office of Adoption and Child Protection within the Executive Office ofthe Governor. As the Advisory Council will assume responsibilities for child abuse prevention planningat the state level, the Inter-Program Task Force on Child Abuse Prevention held its final meeting in June2007, and submits this final progress report on the goals and objectives of the Plan.34/1/09