Is the Drugging of Foster Kids the New Norm? » Joe For America:
There are a number of parents who are familiar with having been pulled discreetly aside by a teacher or doctor and told that their child’s disruptive behavior needed to be treated with a psychotropic or psychiatric medication.
America’s foster youth, which estimates put at approximately 400,540 in foster care at any one point, have seen the number of prescribed psychotropic medications increase in recent years, with seemingly little or no concern from advocates or the public in general.
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