Hope Heart & Home to Host Lesline Anglade, Florida DCF Director, Child Protection on Apr 13 2026 Speaker Series

LESLINE ANGRADE is a first-generation Haitian American with 20 years

experience in the Child Welfare community in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.

2003-Present as DCF Child Protection Director. BA Political Science, FSU 2002

JD, Nova Southeaster 2006. Board Chair, Little Haiti Revitalization Trust

It is estimated that there are 3.3 to 10 million children who witness the

abuse of a parent or adult care giver each year. Most of the studies done

on the co-occurrence of domestic violence and child maltreatment reveal

 that there are adult and child victims in 30-60% of families experiencing

domestic violence. This co-occurrence has compelled child welfare and

 domestic violence programs across the nation to re-evaluate their services

 and interventions with families experiencing both forms of abuse.

The Child Protection Investigations (CPI) Project represents a collaborative

effort between the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF),

the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), local certified domestic violence

centers, community-based care agencies, and other child welfare professionals

that provide an optimal coordinated community response to families

experiencing the co-occurrence of domestic violence and child abuse.

 The goal of the CPI project is to bridge the gap between child welfare

and domestic violence service providers to enhance family safety, create

 permanency for children, reduce removals of children from non-offending

 parents, and hold batterers accountable.

In 2015, the Legislature expanded the CPI Project to all 67 counties in Florida.

As of 2025, there are a total of 41 certified domestic violence centers

participating in the CPI Project.