# Fla. Stat. § 409.153: 409.153 Implementation of Healthy Families Florida program

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXX_C409_PI_S409.153

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 409.153
- **Heading:** 409.153 Implementation of Healthy Families Florida program
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 409 / Part I / Section 409.153

## Text

The Department of Children and Families shall contract with a private nonprofit corporation to implement the Healthy Families Florida program. The private nonprofit corporation shall be incorporated for the purpose of identifying, funding, supporting, and evaluating programs and community initiatives to improve the development and life outcomes of children and to preserve and strengthen families with a primary emphasis on prevention. The private nonprofit corporation shall implement the program. The program shall work in partnership with existing community-based home visitation and family support resources to provide assistance to families in an effort to prevent child abuse. The program shall be voluntary for participants and shall require the informed consent of the participants at the initial contact. The Kempe Family Stress Checklist shall not be used.

History: s. 1, ch. 98-175; s. 173, ch. 2014-19.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 409.016 409.016 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXX_C409_PI_S409.016.md)
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- [Fla. Stat. § 409.031 409.031 State agency for administering social service funds.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXX_C409_PI_S409.031.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 409.145 409.145 Care of children; “reasonable and prudent parent” standard.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXX_C409_PI_S409.145.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 409.146 409.146 Children and families client and management information system.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXX_C409_PI_S409.146.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 409.147 409.147 Florida Children’s Initiatives.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXX_C409_PI_S409.147.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 409.153 409.153 Implementation of Healthy Families Florida program.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXX_C409_PI_S409.153.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 409.165 409.165 Alternate care for children.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXX_C409_PI_S409.165.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 409.166 409.166 Children within the child welfare system; adoption assistance program.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXX_C409_PI_S409.166.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 409.167 409.167 Statewide adoption exchange; establishment; responsibilities; registration requirements; rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXX_C409_PI_S409.167.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 409.175 409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXX_C409_PI_S409.175.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 409.176 409.176 Registration of residential child-caring agencies and family foster homes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXX_C409_PI_S409.176.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 409.179 409.179 Family-friendly workplace initiative.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXX_C409_PI_S409.179.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 409.212 409.212 Optional supplementation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXX_C409_PI_S409.212.md)

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