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Curbing the High Rates of Psychotropic Medication Prescriptions Among Children and Youth in Foster Care

Curbing the High Rates of Psychotropic Medication Prescriptions Among Children and Youth in Foster Care

This brief analyzes conditions contributing to the over-prescription of psych meds in foster care systems, identify promising interventions, present case studies of state interventions, and offer policy strategies ranked by potential impact and ease of implementation. 
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