Written by Sheila Matthews on . Posted in Articles
Recently, AbleChild requested that the FDA run their own PSA (Public Service Announcement) to educate the public on how to report Adverse Drug Reactions directly to the Agency. The FDA’s response to our request is shocking, as they state that because MedWatch is a “voluntary” program, there is no need to run the PSA to educate the people on its existence and importance.
Written by Sheila Matthews on . Posted in Lawmaking
As a Country, we rely on death statistics to improve public policy and enhance overall health. Believe it or not the details in the toxicology and death certificates that are processed through the medical examiner’s office provide valuable information to set public policy. When this information is withheld from the public, it is a detriment to ones personal liberty. National issues, such as mental health treatments, gun control, and the right to privacy are directly impacted and become distorted when numbers are manipulated.
Written by Sheila Matthews on . Posted in MedWatch
AbleChild found a 2016 Public Service Announcement on the Consumer Adverse Drug Reporting System. One must ask, why hasn’t this been running on TV? With the billion dollar drug industry advertising on TV, it is amazing that this FDA PSA hasn’t seen the light of day. This is exactly why we need a urgent call to action to get a MedWatch law passed for the consumers.
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Founded in 2001 by parents who had their own personal experiences with label and drug coercion by the education system, Ablechild has a personal commitment to inform, support, and unite others faced with all aspects involving labeling and drugging children. Ablechild has a full understanding of what a parent/caregiver goes through when dealing with school systems recommending, and many times pressuring a parent for mental health evaluations. We recognize that schools will many times force-feed mental health approaches on parents, while steering clear of science-based education resources and solutions.
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Knowing that informed consent is a must and a critical component in making an educated decision, Ablechild and many of its individual members have worked diligently since 2001 to provide the public with extensive information at Federal, State, and Local Governmental hearings, at educational conferences, events, Governmental meetings, and throughout national and local media circuits. We have directly advocated and worked on creating laws that would strengthen “Informed Consent” and guarantee a person's “Right to Refuse” psychological testing and services via the education system.
Many members of this organization have advocated directly for state and federal legislation outlawing school personnel from recommending psychotropic drugs for children within schools across the nation. We can proudly say that our organization and the united efforts of its members were instrumental in the lobbying and passing of the Federal law entitled “Prohibition on Mandatory Medication Act”. This law is now part of the 2004 Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) and stands as the first of its kind, outlawing forced child drugging on a federal level.
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