Tag Archives: Foster Care

Action Alert and News Update on the psychotropic drugging of Foster Care children

 In a letter to State Officials (across the U.S), written by three different divisions of Health and Human Services, it states:  ”Children in foster care represent only three percent of children covered by Medicaid,yet, based on a study of pharmacy … Continue reading

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Safeguard Florida’s vulnerable children!

There is more work to be done to safeguard Florida’s vulnerable children!

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Florida Foster Care

Did you know that foster care parents receive more money if a child is on psychiatric drugs?  They are considered ‘special needs’ children, needing a higher level of care.  Hunter College’s report on Foster Care Maintenance Payments discloses that the … Continue reading

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Video: Drugging Children

NBC News   “Why would a child as young as 3 ever be on mind altering drugs?”   “Well for the past 8 months the troubleshooters have poured through reams of state documents and discovered that thousands of foster kids are … Continue reading

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Video: Psychiatry Drugs Foster Care Children – Elnita

View this YouTube video of a teenager explaining what it is like being in the Foster Care system.  She explains what happened to her and how she was placed on psychiatric drugs and placed in restraints.  She explains, “They [psychiatric … Continue reading

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A Lot of Attention on the Psychiatric Community

On May 28, 2009, Department of Children and Families Secretary, George Sheldon held a press conference in Tallahassee regarding psych drugs prescribed to children in foster care.   30 Second Video Here “A lot of attention on the psychiatric community”   … Continue reading

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Florida Senator Ronda Storms speaks out about child drugging: Radio

FLORIDA ON THE LINE with Host Margie Menzel   After the tragic death of seven-year-old Gabriel Myers in April, the Department of Children and Families began a review of children in state custody taking psychotropic drugs.   In more than … Continue reading

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Foster children need compassion better than medication

Foster children need compassion better than medication   Children in state care have lost everything: their families, their security and their identity, so it’s natural for them to be sad, depressed and angry against their circumstances.   Instead of listening … Continue reading

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Child-welfare panel: Drugs misused on foster kids

Florida’s mental health system for foster kids relies far too often on drugs, with little oversight, according to a draft report on the suicide of 7-year-old Gabriel Myers. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1183698.html BY CAROL MARBIN MILLER cmarbin@MiamiHerald.com Admitting for the first time what … Continue reading

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