“Of the more than 400,000 formerly http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/resource/foster-care-faq8 children in the U.S. foster care system, it’s estimated that more than 50 percent are on some sort of psychiatric drug. Money is part of the reason. Foster parents are paid more to take care of a child with mental health issues. On average, a foster family earns about $17 a day for taking in a child who needs a basic level of care. But a child who is taking drugs such as antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, anxiety medications or anticonvulsant medications is worth around $1,000 a day. And foster parents are not responsible for paying for the medicines, either, as they are covered formerly http://www.squidoo.com/drugging-foster-children by Social Security.”
http://www.mintpressnews.com/america-foster-care-system-psychiatric-drugs-depression/166065/
