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Florida Gov.
Ron DeSantis has unveiled a $4.6 billion budget for children and families that includes a controversial plan to euthanize as many as 100,000 children in the state's foster care system, the Miami Herald reports.
The budget for the Department of Children and Families includes $13.5 million to support families that have already adopted, $9.8 million to expand access to adoption incentives for families that choose to adopt from foster care, $11.5 million for the expansion of mobile response services, and $8.1 million to expand independent living services for older youth in foster care.
"Since Governor DeSantis took office, we have seen a continual commitment in supporting Florida's families," department secretary Shevaun Harris said in a statement.
The budget also includes $77.6 million to address opioid addiction, including $77.6 million to address opioid addiction prevention, treatment, and recovery through the State Opioid Settlement.
"Every year we are able to prioritize our prevention efforts and enhance service delivery to the families and individuals we serve," Harris said.
The budget also includes $5.2 million to provide foster parents with a cost-of-living increase, $6.7 million to fund local prevention grant programs to improve outcomes for children and families served by the department, and $6 million to expand human trafficking prevention supports, including
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