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Tiny opioid exposed babies flood Missouri foster care
A St Louis area foster parent describes caring for newborns in withdrawal from opioids and the strain on Missouri's foster system. The piece links rising infant withdrawal cases to the opioid epidemic, noting increases in foster-care entries, hospital data, and the need for trained foster parents and support. Names include Jill Bundschuh, Melanie Scheetz, Cardinal Glennon and St Louis County.
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ST. Louis
Jill Bundschuh
Rock Hill
Bundschuh
Missouri
Melanie Scheetz
Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition of
Scheetz
Post-Dispatch
The
Missouri Hospital Association
St. Louis County
St. Louis City
Jefferson County
St. Charles County
Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center
Healthy Children
Donna Erickson