Media Coverage.

Review Finds Shortfalls in Monitoring of Foster Children on Psychiatric Drugs such as Adderall, Risperdal, St. Petersburg Times, May 2009

Children's Use Of Psychiatric Drugs Begins To Decelerate, The Wall Street Journal, May 18, 2009  The growth in antipsychotic-drug prescriptions for children is slowing as state Medicaid agencies heighten their scrutiny of usage and doctors grow more wary of the powerful medications.

Florida DCF Workgroup to Research Death of Foster Child, Gabriel Myers, Florida Child Advocate, May 1, 2009

Broward Child's Suicide Raises Questions about Medication, Miami Herald, April 22, 2009

Video:  Frontline, The Medicated Child, Aired January 8, 2008.  Watch the entire broadcast and find a variety of helpful and informative resources.

• The Medicated Child:  A Guide for Parents
• Frequently Asked Questions

Olfson M, Blanco C, Liu L, Moreno C, Laje G. National Trends in the Outpatient Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Antipsychotic Drugs. Archives of General Psychiatry 63:679-685. June 2006

Mind Drugs Given to Hundreds in Florida Foster Care, Kathleen Chapman,September 12, 2003