The amount of research on psychotropic medication and the prevalence of those prescribed to children in foster care has increased tremendously over the past few years. The rate of utilization of psychotropic medication in the foster care population has been estimated to range from 13% to 52%, compared to 4% in the general youth population. Continue reading
Education
CASA’s Role in Juvenile Court Proceedings
As a volunteer, do you understand what is supposed to happen at different types of hearings? Do you know what to do or what your role is? No need to worry! We’ve got you covered here… Continue reading
Independent Living Program (ILP)
The DeKalb County CASA staff had the wonderful opportunity to participate in DeKalb’s Education Summit last week. It was a great event and we learned so much about Georgia’s AND, in particular, DeKalb’s education system and how foster children are affected. We also learned about ways we can improve foster children’s educational outcomes. Continue reading