California’s Foster Care System: The State and Counties Have Failed to Adequately Oversee the Prescription of Psychotropic Medications to Children in Foster Care

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As requested by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, the California State Auditor prepared an audit report concerning the oversight of psychotropic medications prescribed to California’s foster children. The state auditor reviewed case files for a total of 80 foster children in Los Angeles, Madera, Riverside, and Sonoma counties and analyzed available statewide data.