Update on the Use of Psychotropic Medications for Children in Texas Foster Care: State Fiscal Years 2002-2019 – Data Report

On January 28, 2021, the Texas Department of Health and Human Services released this data report update on the use of psychotropic medications for children in Texas foster care, for the fiscal years 2002 through 2019. This update on the use of psychotropic medications in children in Texas foster care is based on those efforts and focuses on the following five measures:

Prescription of any psychotropic medication
Prescription of a psychotropic medication for 60 days or more (since most prescriptions are for 30 days, a second refill is an indicator that a medication is being used as an ongoing therapy . . .