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Lakeland Ledger Officials Struggle to Reform Foster System FORT LAUDERDALE | 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 … Continue reading →

Lakeland Ledger Gabriel Myers had a charming little face with a big, toothy smile. In his photograph, he doesn’t look like a 7-year-old who would kill himself in the bathroom of a South Florida foster home. His buoyant air offers … Continue reading →

Lakeland Ledger BY KRIS HUNDLEY and CONNIE HUMBURG The agency in charge of Florida’s foster kids thinks it has finally gotten a handle on how many of its charges are on powerful psychiatric drugs. But a closer look raises serious … Continue reading →