Psychotropic Medication Decision Making for Youth in Foster Care: Challenges, Barriers, and Facilitators to Informed Consent, Assent, and Refusal

Significance: This project aims to examine the challenges, barriers, and facilitators to informed consent, assent, and refusal in treatment decisions regarding psychotropic medications for youth in foster care. 

Approach: Through analysis of state child welfare policies, foster care bills of rights, and qualitative interviews with foster care alumni, case workers, and clinicians, the team will develop a set of best practice and policy recommendations to foster ethical decision-making related to psychotropic medication for foster care youth.