Category Archives: Bradenton Herald

Bradenton Herald News – Our Take Foster care fiasco Agency’s grip on child care too loose Over the past few months, the track record of the Florida Department of Children and Families is one of a dysfunctional agency. From losing … Continue reading →

Bradenton Herald It wasn’t that long ago when the Florida Department of Children & Families was seen as a hapless bureaucracy. Whether it was their seeking to incarcerate an 8-year-old to ensure he received proper care, or simply losing youngsters … Continue reading →

Bradenton Herald By KELLI KENNEDY – Associated Press Writer Kimberly Foster was on psychotropic medications every day during the decade she spent in foster care. Locked in a mental facility with green walls, barred windows and four-point restraints from the … Continue reading →

Bradenton Herald By BILL KACZOR – Associated Press Writer Proper authorization wasn’t obtained for 16 percent of the Florida foster children who have taken antidepressants and other prescribed psychotropic drugs, according to a study ordered after one of those youngsters … Continue reading →