Info Info on abuse by psychiatry in foster care Document Actions Print this Articles, news items, etc. related to misuse of mental health system within a foster care environment for youth. You’ll find a variety of items here related to how young people are especially vulnerable when in the care of the state,…
Info Document Actions Print this The NY Times reports on a study in journal Pediatrics about massive drugging of young people in USA foster care homes, especially with so-called “antipsychotic” drugs also known as neuroleptics. Drugs Used for Psychotics Go to Youths in Foster Care Date Published: Nov 20, 2011 12:00 AM Author: Benedict Carey…
Info Document Actions Print this A mainstream Texas newspaper examines the massive, profitable and illegal psychiatric drugging of children in Texas foster care. Some Texas foster kids’ doctors have ties to drug firms Date Published: Aug 17, 2008 01:00 AM Author: EMILY RAMSHAW Source: The Dallas Morning News AUSTIN – One in three Texas foster…
Info The US Congress held a public hearing about the way youth in foster care are often given large amounts of powerful psychiatric drugs, without adequate oversight, accountability, information, alternatives and advocacy. Vera Sharav of Alliance for Human Research Protection issued this report. Rep. McDermott announced the US congressional hearing on foster care psychiatric drugging.…
Info Hearings are being held in US Congress on 8 May 2008 about the abuse of foster care youth by psychiatric drugging. Rep. Jim McDermott holds a hearing on psychiatric drugging in foster care. [forwarded message from US Congressperson Jim McDermott] ADVISORY FROM THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE ON INCOME SECURITY AND FAMILY…
Info Document Actions Print this The largest daily newspaper in Oregon published a three-part investigation of the the massive psychiatric drugging of youth in foster care in Oregon. Below is the text from the series, at bottom are links to the original articles. Oregonian newspaper exposes massive psychiatric drugging of foster care kids. Date Published:…
Info Document Actions Print this Youth in foster and group homes are often given psychiatric drugs, including “polypharmacy” — a chemical cocktail of multiple psychiatric drugs — according to this study published by the American Psychiatric Association. Brief Report: Use of Psychotropic Medications by Youths in Therapeutic Foster Care and Group Homes Date Published: Jun…