The Baker Act Webinar
Understand the mental health Law in Florida.
Foster Kids and the Baker Act
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...
The Baker Act Webinar (3 CE)
Free Webinar on the Florida Mental Health Law, the Baker Act. Hear from a law expert. (3 CE Credits) About this event Join us for a complimentary Zoom Webinar. The Baker Act in Florida allows a child, an adult or an elder to be involuntarily sent for a psychiatric...
Florida’s Foster Kids & the Baker Act.
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...
Florida’s Foster Kids & the Baker Act.
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,...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...Gov. Charlie Crist urged to stop 'chemical restraint' of foster kids
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...Don't bend the law when giving foster kids drugs
The Department of Children & Families’ (DCF) study about the lackadaisical use of medication for children shows the agency is taking seriously its mission to protect kids. It should follow through with hefty sanctions for those who ignored the law. Miami...Consent for foster kids psychiatric drugs on rise
Florida Times Union More parents, courts approve medication; some fear they aren’t informed decisions. By Brandon Larrabee Story updated at 12:24 PM on Monday, Jul. 6, 2009 TALLAHASSEE – As a task force examining the use of psychiatric drugs by foster...Contact CCHR Florida
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