FL- 1 OF EVERY 6 FOSTER KIDS BEING DRUGGED UP!
“Almost one of every six foster children on mood-altering drugs in Florida is being medicated without the court order or parental consent required by law, according to a study released Thursday by the state Department of Children and Families.”
DCF Secretary, George Sheldon, acknowledged that 433 foster kids were given psychotropic drugs without the proper documentation.
“The study is more fallout from last month’s suicide of 7-year-old Gabriel Myers, a South Florida boy who hanged himself in the bathroom of his foster home. At the time of his death, he had been prescribed two psychotropic drugs — Symbyax and Vyvanse — that had not been approved by either his parents or a judge.”
The aricle goes onto say, are you ready for this: that in Central Florida 13-20% of the foster kids are given psychotropic drugs!
What is going on in Florida? Are they just drugging the kids up so they don’t have to deal with them and they can keep collecting a nice, big, fat paycheck courtesy of the state? I think so.
Read article: www.orlandosentinel.com
Uncategorized | Admin | May 29, 2009
