New guidance on kids and psychotropics, and a red flag over FWC surveillance @WUSF
New guidance on kids and psychotropics, and a red flag over FWC surveillance  @WUSF
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Florida health officials are urging doctors to reconsider prescribing psychotropic meds for kids. Could this affect how they're treated for mental health issues.

Some red flags went up when the FWC tracked critics through the state’s official records. Also, conservation advocates say the state’s wildlife commissioner used the Florida driver’s license database to track them, raising First Amendment red flags.

Finally, a closer look at the grasshopper sparrow’s fight for survival.


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