GA. One third of foster children are on prescribed psychotropic drugs

More than a third of foster children in Georgia are prescribed psychotropic drugs — medications like antidepressants and mood stabilizers. Because so many foster children are using the drugs, a new review aims to provide better oversight over their usage.

The review is expected to reduce prescriptions of expensive psychotropic drugs within the foster care system.

“All too often medications can be the first and only solution, and that in and of itself isn’t a solution,” said Page Walley, a clinical psychologist who heads the strategic consulting arm of Casey Family Programs.

http://jjie.org/georgia-foster-kids-psych-drug-use-under-review/13937

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