Category Archives: Sarasota Herald Tribune

Sarasota Herald Tribune TRACKING PROBLEMS: Changes prompted by suicide of 7-year-old By KELLI KENNEDY The Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE – Kimberly Foster was on psychotropic medications every day during the decade she spent in foster care. Locked in a mental … Continue reading →

Sarasota Herald Tribune Opinion 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 … Continue reading →

Sarasota Herald By Tom Lyons Herald-Tribune Columnist A foster mother wrote a long criticism of a column about so many foster kids being put on prescribed psychiatric drugs without the required documentation and approval. In short, she bristled at my … Continue reading →

Sarasota Herald Tribune By Tom Lyons Herald-Tribune Columnist The photo of Gabriel Myers on the Department of Children and Families Web site shows a smiling 7-year-old looking happy and well-cared for. He was anything but that when he died in … Continue reading →