Santa Clara County To Hire Nurse To Monitor Rx Use in Foster Care System
On Monday, Santa Clara County's Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to approve hiring a new public health nurse to oversee the use of psychotropic drugs among foster care children. The move comes after a media investigation revealed such drugs are excessively used in the child welfare system.
- "Santa Clara County Board Approves Funds To Hire Nurse To Monitor Psych Meds in Foster Care" (de Sá, San Jose Mercury News, 6/15).