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Blind Spot in Assassination Probe: Task Force Overlooked Mental Health Angle, Why?
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“Breaking the Narrative”
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Breaking the Narrative, 2nd Annual Awards Dinner
The Plaza Vero Beach, Florida
Flying & Staying in Vero Beach, Florida Saturday, February 8, 2025
Airports
Vero Beach Airport https://www.verobeachairport.com/
A small airport that services private planes and Breeze Airlines.
Breeze Airlines https://www.flybreeze.com/home
Melbourne Airport: Approximately 40-minute drive
West Palm Beach Airport: Approximately 1 hour 15 minutes
Orlando Airport: Approximately: 1 hour 15 minutes
Hotels
On the Island
Resort area of Vero Beach walking distance to restaurants & shops, Uber to Event
The Islander Inn https://www.theislanderinnverobeach.com/
Costa d Este https://www.costadeste.com/
Kempton Hotel https://www.verobeachhotelandspa.com/
Ocean Breeze Inns https://reservations.oceanbreezeinns.com/vero/
The Caribbean Court – South Beach walk to some restaurants https://thecaribbeancourt.com
On the Mainland
Near the venue, box stores, and bustling Miracle Mile & downtown Historical Area
Hampton Inn & Suites Vero Beach Downtown 611 20th Place, Vero Beach, Florida, 32960, USA
Hilton https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/flvrbhx-hampton-vero-beach
Vero Beach Chamber of Commerce Travel to Vero Links https://business.indianriverchamber.com/list/ql/lodging-travel-15
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The Beginning
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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AbleChild is nothing without our supporters. Our organization is non-profit and we rely on support from our community to keep our services alive. Join us our on our journey to inform the world by donating financially, sharing our information, or following us on social media. Thanks to everyone who makes this possible!
Informed Consent
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.