Saturday, June 06, 2009

Foster care failures

Foster care failures

Two disturbing facts about the Florida foster care system have emerged following the suicide of a 7-year-old boy on psychiatric drugs. First is the extraordinary prescription rate for children under the supervision of the Department of Children and Families. Second is the alarming revelation that a 2005 law aimed at tackling that problem has been repeatedly and systemically ignored.

1 comment:

  1. Anonymous8:22 PM

    "Laws" are made for the little people to follow, not anyone in government.

    Five years from now, nothing will have changed, just more Laws to ignore.

    GB

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