by CCHR Florida | Jul 30, 2022
Complimentary Webinar on the use of the Baker Act and medication management in the Florida Foster Care System. About this event Join us for a complimentary Zoom Webinar. In Florida, there are currently about 19,000 children in foster care. The...
by CCHR Florida | Jun 4, 2022
Complimentary Webinar on the use of the Baker Act and medication management in the Florida Foster Care System. About this event Join us for a complimentary Zoom Webinar. In Florida, there are currently about 19,000 children in foster care. The average age is...
by CCHR Florida | May 29, 2021
Join an instructional webinar for child advocates on the foster care system and the Baker Act. About this event Please join us as we discuss options of improvement for the Foster Care System and how children’s rights are neglected. In the...
by CCHR Florida | Mar 6, 2021
Join an instructional webinar for child advocates regarding the foster care system and the Baker Act. About this Event Please join us as we discuss options of improvement for the overall system and neglected children’s rights. In the United States,...
by CCHR Florida | Feb 22, 2011 | Children and Teens
“House Bill 23 hits a rare political sweet spot. The proposal to create an independent clinic review of the drugs foster children are given has support from Democrats and Republicans because of its efforts to protect the vulnerable – and projections that...
by CCHR Florida | Aug 13, 2009 | Children and Teens
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...
by CCHR Florida | Jul 23, 2009 | Children and Teens
Gov. Charlie Crist urged to stop ‘chemical restraint’ of foster kids http://ping.fm/7ho8j A pair of adoptive parents are urging Gov. Charlie Crist and lawmakers to stop the `chemical restraint’ of children in state care. BY MARC CAPUTO Herald/Times...