Suit over drugs for foster kids proceeds

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

ST. LOUIS -- A federal lawsuit alleging the Missouri Department of Social Services has failed foster children by prescribing psychotropic drugs and not providing proper oversight of the medications will be allowed to proceed, a federal judge ruled.

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