Psychotropic Medication Management for Youth in State Care: Consent, Oversight, and Policy Considerations

June 10, 2009 Written by Michael W. Naylor, Christine V. Davidson, D. Jean Ortega-Piron, Arin Bass, Alice Gutierrez, and Angela Hall, this article describes giving consent for prescribing psychotropic medications for children in welfare agencies. State and county child welfare agencies have established a variety of means of providing consent for these medications. The most common method is for the legal guardians or parents to give consent followed by caseworkers and court order. Other states have designated specific officials or created specific offices within the child welfare agency to provide consent for psychotropic medications. Download the Report . . .