Info The USA Government Accountability Office has found thousands of allegations of child abuse and neglect at residential programs for teens since the early 1990s. Tragically, in a number of cases, this abuse and neglect led to the death of a child. US House of Representatives approved legislation, and here is their news release. U.S.…
Info Document Actions Print this This article in The New York Times details new efforts to regulate the prescribing of antipsychotic drugs (also known as “neuroleptics”) to children. Use of Antipsychotics in Children Is Criticized Date Published: Nov 18, 2008 01:00 AM Author: Gardiner Harris Source: New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/health/policy/19fda.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin WASHINGTON — Powerful antipsychotic medicines…
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 Document Actions Print this In this opinion piece, Lawrence Diller explores the implications of Joseph Biederman’s undeclared $1.6 million in drug company consultation fees. “Are Our Leading Pediatricians Drug Industry Shills?” Date Published: Jul 13, 2008 01:00 AM Author: Lawrence Diller, M.D. Source: San Francisco Chronicle Most parents have neverheard of him, but Joseph…
Info Bazelon Center has issued an alert about a bill in the USA congress to do something about human rights abuses rampant in residential programs for teens diagnosed with psychiatric disabilities. Bazelon Center is a Sponsor Group in MindFreedom International. Rep. George Miller (D-CA) is one of the sponsors of a bill to challenge psychiatric…
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 Psychologist, author and MindFreedom member Bruce E. Levine has an article on Alternet exposing the way rebellion by young people is being diagnosed as a psychiatric “disease” to be drugged. Bruce E. Levine, PhD is author and psychologist. AlterNet original story posted 28 January 2008: http://www.alternet.org/story/75081/ By Bruce E. Levine, AlterNet For a generation…
Info Public television’s “Frontline” is airing a show Tuesday, 8 January 2008, on the psychiatric drugging of USA children, particularly with the super-powerful “antipsychotic” or neuroleptic drugs. PBS show Frontline exposes neuroleptic psychiatric drugging of children. [Forwarded News Release from PBS:] FRONTLINE http://www.pbs.org/frontline/ This Week: “The Medicated Child” *THIS* Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008 at 9pm…
Info Document Actions Print this Here’s a front page story in the Boston Globe about Massachusetts youth being targeted for psychiatric screening, which can mean lots more youth put on psychiatric drugs without advocacy, alternatives, information or rights. Mental screening for young to begin Date Published: Dec 27, 2007 01:00 AM Author: Carey Goldberg, Globe…