Paramedics had to rush a Kansas foster teen to the hospital because the 15-year-old girl was overdosing on muscle relaxants at a foster care contractor’s office. One month later, paramedics rushed back to that same Topeka office because a different foster child found glass and cut himself. “Child on (scene) cut up his arms and […]
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Kansas foster care not ‘capable of making the changes,’ advocates warn
It’s hard for Kansas foster children to get adequate mental health care. And if they do, an audit of the state’s foster care system said, it may not come quickly. The report released this week concluded that caseloads run too high, children get moved to new homes too often and they still sleep in offices […]
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Kansas settled a lawsuit by promising better foster care. The latest audit shows it’s failing
Kansas foster children are not getting proper mental health treatment, they’re moved between too many homes and caseworkers carry excessive workloads, a report released Monday auditing the state’s foster care system says. The court-mandated report paints a bleak picture of the Kansas foster care system — a system that is not only showing no improvement […]