Daily roundup 19 June: Foster care, alcohol, and antidepressants

Neil Puffett
Monday, June 19, 2017

Majority of children in foster care in Wales being placed "out of area", accident and emergency departments failing to spot alcohol problems in young people, and more than 160,000 children prescribed antidepressants each year, all in the news today.

One in four children in foster care in Wales are placed outside of their county. Picture: Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock
One in four children in foster care in Wales are placed outside of their county. Picture: Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock

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