---
title: "All I Did Was Sleep’: Despite Years of Damning Reports, States Across the Country Fail To Rein in Psych Meds for Foster Youth"
description: "First part of a 2-part series. A review by *The Imprint* of policies in all 50 states and related class-action lawsuits nationwide reveals inconsistent enforcement of federal mandates requiring child welfare agencies to monitor psychotropic drug prescriptions for foster youth.…"
url: "https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/hub/adoption-competence/all-i-did-was-sleep-despite-years-of-damning-reports-states-across-the-country-fail-to-rein-in-psych-meds-for-foster-youth/"
updated: "2026-07-31"
category: Adoption Competent Mental Health
tags:
  - Article
  - Audience
  - Child welfare professionals
  - Mental health professionals
---

# All I Did Was Sleep’: Despite Years of Damning Reports, States Across the Country Fail To Rein in Psych Meds for Foster Youth

First part of a 2-part series. A review by *The Imprint* of policies in all 50 states and related class-action lawsuits nationwide reveals inconsistent enforcement of federal mandates requiring child welfare agencies to monitor psychotropic drug prescriptions for foster youth.

 

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