Philip Browning

LA County Department of Children and Family Services

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Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services

Philip Browning on KCRW

Congress has ordered the states to improve their oversight of antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs being given to kids when they're in foster care or the justice system.

Are Psychiatric Meds Over-Prescribed to LA Foster Kids?

Congress has ordered the states to improve their oversight of antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs being given to kids when they're in foster care or the justice system.

from Which Way, L.A.?

The recent beatings and even deaths of children in county care have cast a negative spotlight on LA County's Department of Family and Children's Services.

Social Workers Strike LA County

The recent beatings and even deaths of children in county care have cast a negative spotlight on LA County's Department of Family and Children's Services.

from Which Way, L.A.?

LA County's Department of Children and Family Services receives 160,000 child-abuse hotline calls every year.

Are LA Social Workers 'Set Up for Failure?'

LA County's Department of Children and Family Services receives 160,000 child-abuse hotline calls every year.

from Which Way, L.A.?

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