Karen de Sa

San Jose Mercury News

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Investigative reporter for the San Jose Mercury News

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A  new federal report  finds that foster children and poor children are being prescribed an alarming number of psychiatric drugs.

Foster Kids Face Overprescription of Psychiatric Drugs

A new federal report finds that foster children and poor children are being prescribed an alarming number of psychiatric drugs.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

When Rochelle Trochtenberg aged out of foster care, she was on 10 different mood-stabilizing drugs to treat bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder and PTSD.

Overprescribing Drugs for Foster Kids

When Rochelle Trochtenberg aged out of foster care, she was on 10 different mood-stabilizing drugs to treat bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder and PTSD.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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