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Foster youth speakers at Los Angeles County meeting say rights notifications and medication practices fall short
Summary
Several public commenters at a Los Angeles County meeting said social workers and probation officers do not reliably inform foster youth about their legal rights and described long-term, sometimes unclear psychiatric medication histories and limited opportunities for youth workforce development.
Several people who spoke during a Los Angeles County public meeting said they did not receive required notifications about legal rights while in foster care and described long-term psychiatric medication use beginning in childhood.
"To reiterate, the law is that social workers or probation officers talk to youth about their rights at placement, replacement, and every 6 months. Really, the best practice is to have those conversations monthly," Commenter 3, a public commenter, said.
The commenters described…
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