Number of American Indian children in foster care worries tribal leaders | Minnesota Public Radio News:
St. Paul, Minn. — Each year about 1,500 American Indian children in Minnesota spend time in foster care or other out-of-home-care, often after allegations of neglect or substance abuse by a parent.
Isabella Brooke Knightly and Austin Gamez-Knightly
In Memory of my Loving Husband, William F. Knightly Jr. Murdered by ILLEGAL Palliative Care at a Nashua, NH Hospital
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Taxpayer money used to overmedicate foster children
Taxpayer money used to overmedicate foster children - CBS News Investigates - CBS News:
Children in foster care in five states are taking psychotropic drugs at a rate "two to over four times higher" than non-foster children in Medicaid according to a draft of a new government report obtained by CBS News.
Data in the new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) shows that in the five states examined, 609 foster children and over 1,100 non-foster children were taking five or more psychotropic drugs at one time, a "high-risk practice" that lacks sufficient scientific data, according to experts consulted for the study. The report also found that over 20,000 foster and non-foster children were taking dosages that "exceeded the maximum standards published in medical literature."
Read a draft of the GAO report
Children in foster care in five states are taking psychotropic drugs at a rate "two to over four times higher" than non-foster children in Medicaid according to a draft of a new government report obtained by CBS News.
Data in the new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) shows that in the five states examined, 609 foster children and over 1,100 non-foster children were taking five or more psychotropic drugs at one time, a "high-risk practice" that lacks sufficient scientific data, according to experts consulted for the study. The report also found that over 20,000 foster and non-foster children were taking dosages that "exceeded the maximum standards published in medical literature."
Read a draft of the GAO report
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Study Shows Foster Children Have High Rates of Prescription of Psychiatric Medications
Study Shows Foster Children Have High Rates of Prescription of Psychiatric Medications - ABC News:
The federal government has not done enough to oversee the treatment of America's foster children with powerful mind-altering drugs, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report to be released Thursday.
ABC News was given exclusive access to the GAO report, which capped off a nationwide yearlong investigation by ABC News on the overuse of the most powerful mind-altering drugs on many of the country's nearly 425,000 foster children.
The federal government has not done enough to oversee the treatment of America's foster children with powerful mind-altering drugs, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report to be released Thursday.
ABC News was given exclusive access to the GAO report, which capped off a nationwide yearlong investigation by ABC News on the overuse of the most powerful mind-altering drugs on many of the country's nearly 425,000 foster children.
Administration Concerned About Psych Meds and Foster Youths
Youth Today:
No regulation from feds yet; just information sharing
Starting this summer, states will have to provide the federal government with details about how they control the use of psychotropic medications on youth in foster care.
The Obama administration said in a letter to state officials last week that it was concerned about the “safe, appropriate and effective use” of the drugs, which are most often prescribed to adolescents in connection with a diagnosis for mood or conduct disorders, though many child advocates believe they are frequently used as chemical restraints because of their numbing effect on kids.
Let's see if they can be truthful or if the lies just keep on coming!
No regulation from feds yet; just information sharing
Starting this summer, states will have to provide the federal government with details about how they control the use of psychotropic medications on youth in foster care.
The Obama administration said in a letter to state officials last week that it was concerned about the “safe, appropriate and effective use” of the drugs, which are most often prescribed to adolescents in connection with a diagnosis for mood or conduct disorders, though many child advocates believe they are frequently used as chemical restraints because of their numbing effect on kids.
Let's see if they can be truthful or if the lies just keep on coming!
Make child advocates report abuse | MLive.com
Make child advocates report abuse | MLive.com:
"GRASS LAKE — Currently, in the state of Michigan, those that are mandated reporters of child abuse are doctors, social workers, teachers and emergency room personal. There is a movement that has reached Lansing that would add court-appointed special advocates to this list.
An advocate’s job is to keep a watchful eye over children in foster care who run a risk of being in an abusive situation. As of now, if they do uncover that a child is being abused, they do not have to report the situation.
How can advocate's report suspected abuse of children in Foster care, when they work right alongside CPS? Foster stranger's are hand picked by CPS. The "Chosen", who can do no wrong. The advocates side with CPS and their "Chosen". Parent's don't stand a chance. What a joke!
"GRASS LAKE — Currently, in the state of Michigan, those that are mandated reporters of child abuse are doctors, social workers, teachers and emergency room personal. There is a movement that has reached Lansing that would add court-appointed special advocates to this list.
An advocate’s job is to keep a watchful eye over children in foster care who run a risk of being in an abusive situation. As of now, if they do uncover that a child is being abused, they do not have to report the situation.
How can advocate's report suspected abuse of children in Foster care, when they work right alongside CPS? Foster stranger's are hand picked by CPS. The "Chosen", who can do no wrong. The advocates side with CPS and their "Chosen". Parent's don't stand a chance. What a joke!
Number of children on child protection plans escalates
Number of children on child protection plans escalates | Children & Young People Now:
The number of children subject to a child protection plan increased by 3,600 this year, the latest government statistics have revealed.
The number of children subject to a child protection plan increased by 3,600 this year, the latest government statistics have revealed.
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