Family drug use is the most common reason Florida kids enter foster care. Cases have plummeted. 

In 2025, just half as many kids were placed in foster care for parental drug use as five years before.

Data for 2020-2022 based on analysis of data extracted from the state's child welfare database. More recent years of data are pulled from the Office of Child and Family Well-Being Dashboard. Some children are placed in foster care for more than one reason, data shows.
TEGHAN SIMONTON | TimesSource: Florida Department of Children and Families