Iowa has one of the highest percentages in the U.S. of foster children on psychotropic medication and does a poor job of monitoring the use or effectiveness of those drugs, a study released this month shows.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General found Iowa, Maine, New Hampshire, North Dakota and Virginia led the nation with the greatest percentages of foster children on psychotropic medications.
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