Category Archives: Tampa Tribune

The Tampa Tribune By CATHERINE WHITTENBURG Drugs for foster children: GOP Sen. Ronda Storms of Valrico, who is chairwoman of a human services policy committee, has made restricting the use of psychotropic drugs to treat the state’s foster children a … Continue reading →

Tampa Tribune By CATHERINE DOLINSKI TALLAHASSEE – State law requires clear, informed consent from a judge or parent before doctors can prescribe psychotropic drugs for foster children. But no one gave such consent for 7-year-old Gabriel Myers to take a … Continue reading →

Tampa Tribune By CATHERINE DOLINSKI TALLAHASSEE – While state officials celebrate Florida’s much-improved adoption rate this week, inquiries continue into the prescription of psychotropic drugs for children still in foster care. Gov. Charlie Crist kicked off “Explore Adoption Day” on … Continue reading →

Tampa Tribune By SHERRI ACKERMAN sackerman@tampatrib.com TAMPA – Despite his 12 years’ experience with Florida’s child welfare system, local child psychiatrist Rahul Mehra had never seen the document required by law to track psychotherapeutic treatment of children in foster care. … Continue reading →

Tampa Tribune The study was ordered after a foster child apparently committed suicide while taking psychotropic drugs. Foster children given drugs without proper authorization: study The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE – Proper authorization wasn’t obtained for 16 percent of the Florida … Continue reading →