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Ready for Independence at 18? Part 4 of 5

By Florida's foster youth help the state learn to help them

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Tallahassee, FL – Children are removed from their homes by the state due to parental abuse and neglect. But that doesn't mean their new lives are better. All too often, foster youth face over-medication, discrimination and further abuse. In the fourth of a five-part series, Margie Menzel reports.