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Fierce Opposition Arises to Mental Health Screening in Schools

Written on September 18, 2005.

By Karen MacPherson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette WASHINGTON — Back in 2003, a federal commission created by President Bush recommended improving and expanding mental health programs in schools to provide help as early as possible to students with...

Are ADHD Drugs Safe? Report Finds Little Proof

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Written on September 13, 2005.

M. ALEXANDER OTTO; The News Tribune At a time when millions of children and adults are taking drugs for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, the most comprehensive scientific analysis of the drugs to date has found little evidence that they are...

Antidepressant Protest in Front of White House

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Written on September 4, 2005.

by James Torlakson I flew back to Washington, DC to participate in a protest focused on the often-lethal nature of SSRI (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) and other atypical antidepressants, which took place in front of the White House on August...

In Over-drugging Kids, ‘Cure’ Is Worse Than Disease

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Written on August 7, 2005.

By Noelle Talevi There is a deadly connection between mind-altering, psychiatric drugs and violent, suicidal behavior. David Burgos, the young man who recently committed suicide in a Connecticut correctional facility, had been diagnosed with bipolar...

Chairman Sensenbrenner Backs Majority Leader DeLay on the Importance of Parental Rights

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Written on August 1, 2005.

Patricia Weathers President www.ablechild.org (845) 677-8115 Congressman James Sensenbrenner, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has weighed in on the importance of maintaining parental consent rights. These parental rights are now in...

Majority Leader Fights for Parents’ Rights

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Written on July 18, 2005.

Sheila Matthews National Vice President www.ablechild.org (203) 966-8419 Gloria Wright Vice President glorous002@ablechild.org AbleChild, a national parent organization, dedicated to educating the public on informed consent and an individual’s right...

Lt. Governor Sullivan Throws Connecticut Taxpayers’ Money to the Wind, Proposing $34 Million Dollars on State Mental Health.

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Written on December 28, 2004.

Patricia Weathers President www.ablechild.org (845) 677-8115 Sheila Matthews National Vice President www.ablechild.org (203) 966-8419 Some Connecticut residents call Sullivan’s new proposal just plain wasteful spending, exorbitant plans for throwing...

Blue Cross Issues Warnings to Doctors Prescribing Drugs with Suicide Links. Will Insurance Companies Continue to Deny Death Protections for Suicide Victims?

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Written on November 16, 2004.

Patricia Weathers President www.ablechild.org (845) 677-8115 Sheila Matthews National Vice President www.ablechild.org (203) 966-8419 News that Blue Cross Insurance are warning physicians to exercise care and caution when prescribing antidepressants...

Ablechild Joins NAACP’s Call for Psychiatrist’s Resignation. Civil Rights Groups will not ignore “Gene Pool” comment.

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Written on November 5, 2004.

Patricia Weathers President www.ablechild.org (845) 677-8115 Sheila Matthews National Vice President www.ablechild.org (203) 966-8419 Recently, in a Texas Committee hearing on Psychotropic Drugs and Foster Care Children, a psychiatrist, Joe Burkett,...

Psychiatrist Blames Bad Gene Pool for Massive Drugging of Foster Care Children in Texas

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Written on October 11, 2004.

Patricia Weathers President www.ablechild.org (845) 677-8115 Sheila Matthews National Vice President www.ablechild.org (203) 966-8419 Does this indicate the Resurgence of Eugenics in America? On October 4, 2004 in a Texas Committee hearing on Psychotropic...

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Category: Lawmaking

Fierce Opposition Arises to Mental Health Screening in Schools

Are ADHD Drugs Safe? Report Finds Little Proof

Antidepressant Protest in Front of White House

In Over-drugging Kids, ‘Cure’ Is Worse Than Disease

Chairman Sensenbrenner Backs Majority Leader DeLay on the Importance of Parental Rights

Majority Leader Fights for Parents’ Rights

Lt. Governor Sullivan Throws Connecticut Taxpayers’ Money to the Wind, Proposing $34 Million Dollars on State Mental Health.

Blue Cross Issues Warnings to Doctors Prescribing Drugs with Suicide Links. Will Insurance Companies Continue to Deny Death Protections for Suicide Victims?

Ablechild Joins NAACP’s Call for Psychiatrist’s Resignation. Civil Rights Groups will not ignore “Gene Pool” comment.

Psychiatrist Blames Bad Gene Pool for Massive Drugging of Foster Care Children in Texas

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