Maine DHHS sued by foster children, advocacy groups who allege improper treatment with psychotropic drugs
Seeking a class action suit, the plaintiffs say children as young as 5 are being harmed by the drugs, the Portland Press Herald reports.
Credit: Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer Author: Beth Brogan (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 12:45 PM EST January 7, 2021 Updated: 12:47 PM EST January 7, 2021
PORTLAND, Maine Children s rights advocates and attorneys representing six foster children filed suit Wednesday in U.S. District Court claiming the state is improperly medicating children in foster care with psychotropic drugs.
The suit names Maine Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew and Todd Landry, director of the Office of Child and Family Services, as defendants, the Portland Press Herald reports.
Lawsuit faults Maine DHHS for use of powerful medications on foster children
The federal government raised concerns about the use of psychotropic medications on Maine foster children in 2018.
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Jack Woodcock is a lawyer who has filed a federal class-action lawsuit against the state of Maine alleging that children in foster care are being given psychotropic drugs without proper safeguards and oversight.
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Children’s rights advocates have filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Maine on behalf of children in foster care who they allege are being given psychotropic drugs without proper safeguards and oversight.