Report to City Council on Use of Psychiatric Medication for Youth in Foster Care
This report provides information about the use of psychiatric medication by children in foster care. It is produced in compliance with Local Law 34 of 2022.
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Fresh
- Says it updates
- Quarterly
- Actually updates about every
- —
- Publisher last updated the data
- Jul 31, 2026
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In sync
- We last synced
- Jul 31, 2026, 4:40 PM
- Rows in our copy
- 224
- Rows at the source
- 224
- Our copy trails the source by
- under a minute
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0 of 15 columns carry a concept; 15 carry a description from the publisher. Read the concept column before you join. A column with no concept carries no claim from us, and a name that looks like a key is not one.
| Source field | Display name | What the publisher says it is | Concept | Source type | Stored as | Stored type | Row identifier | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
age_group_7_12_years_old_1 | Age group (7-12 years old) (% of Foster Population) | Percentage of youth prescribed psychiatric medication between the ages of 7 and 12 | Not bound | Text | age_group_7_12_years_old_1 | text | — | |
of_foster_population | % of Foster Population | Percent of the foster care population on the last day of the quarter comprised of youth prescribed psychiatric medication; percent of youth in foster care during the quarter with requests for overrides made and granted during the quarter; percent of youth prescribed psychiatric medication per level of care | Not bound | Text | of_foster_population | text | — | |
total | Total | total number of youth in foster care prescribed psychiatric medication; total number of requests for override made and granted during the quarter; total number of youth prescribed psychiatric medication per level of care | Not bound | Text | total | text | — | |
male_of_foster_population | Male (% of Foster Population) | Percentage of youth prescribed psychiatric medication who are male | Not bound | Text | male_of_foster_population | text | — | |
age_group_7_years_old_of | Age group (<7 years old) (% of Foster Population) | Percentage of youth prescribed psychiatric medication under 7 years old | Not bound | Text | age_group_7_years_old_of | text | — | |
category | Category | Reported metrics as required to comply with Local Law 34 of 2022 | Not bound | Text | category | text | — | |
male | Male | Number of youth prescribed psychiatric medication who are male |
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Source and attribution
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- Source
- https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/qw7r-btyb
- Version
- Content hash:
249a989c726733263e372d5918b598adf3906f3d678d0c096d901c12cfab779e - What we changed
- We did not change the data. We stored it as published.
- Publisher
- codenownyc
- We retrieved it
- Jul 31, 2026, 4:40 PM
Update history
| Started | Kind | Result | Rows written | Produced by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026, 1:15 AM | full_replace | success | 224 | codenow-nycmesh-container-oci.jfrog.io/codenow/citytap-pull:0.1.73 |