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Last year, Erin and Isaac Hougland of Indianapolis got certified to become foster parents, with the hope of adopting a baby. Just a few weeks later, they…
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The job of caring for foster children officially falls to state and county child welfare agencies. But in a new policy statement, the American Academy of…
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The laws are intended to reduce inappropriate prescribing of powerful antipsychotics to children and teens in foster care. Public health nurses will monitor medical records.
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There's ample evidence that children in foster care often get powerful psychiatric medications when other treatments would be safer and more effective. But those treatments can be hard to get.
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This article was originally published by Pro Publica.When 17-year-old Lexie Grüber first entered the Allison Gill Lodge group home for girls in…
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More than half of children in foster care aren’t getting their required health screens on time according to a report released last week by the Health...
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Policymakers worldwide have been calling for countries to get rid of institutions for orphans and abandoned children. A study out of Duke University offers a different perspective.