“Drugs First, Ask Questions Later” Approach to Foster Youth Needs to Change

Research Shows Foster Youth Get Psych Meds, But Not Much Else | The Chronicle of Social Change:

Recent reports by the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) urge better, more cautious practices with respect to psychotropic medication of foster children. In 2005, nearly half of all foster children who were treated with psychotropic medications were prescribed anti-psychotic drugs, multiple medications, and/or medications without any other form of behavioral health service, according to CHCS.