Shodan
Master Black Belt
Hope this wasn't already on here somewhere- heard this on the radio on my drive home from karate tonight. I think it's awful and agree with Dr. Laura......what do you all think about it?
Subject: Tell Congress "NO Money For Mental Health Screening Of Kids!" Date: 2004-11-16
Tell Congress "NO Money For Mental Health Screening Of Kids!"
As many of you know—Dr. Laura doesn't lose any sleep over the little disagreements people have with each other. But when it comes to things that are harmful to children—Dr. Laura doesn't play around. So Dr. Laura asks each and every one of you to step up because it’s time for us take on the President of the United States!
Did you know there is a presidential initiative called The “New Freedom Commission on Mental Health” and they have issued a report recommending forced mental health screening for every child in America, including school age children?
This is a huge red flag and it is our responsibility to protect our children. Even officials of the respected Association of American Physicians & Surgeons (AAPS) decry what they see as “a dangerous scheme that will heap even more coercive pressure on parents to medicate children with potentially dangerous side effects.” One of the most “dangerous side effects” from anti-depressants commonly prescribed to children is suicide, regarding which AAPS added, “Further, even the government’s own task force has concluded that mental health screening does little to prevent suicide.”
Included in the current version of the appropriations bill is funding for grants to implement universal mental health screening for almost 60 million children, pregnant women, and adults in school.
The House has already voted to appropriate $20 million for the scheme, and the Senate wants to bump it up to $44 million. I donÂ’t know what our President is thinking because this sort of plan is dangerous.
This is a private matter for parents, kids, and doctors. Children's health, especially mental health, is none of the government's business. Of course a tiny minority of children suffer from legitimate mental illnesses, but the widespread use of Ritalin and other drugs on youngsters who simply exhibit typical rambunctious, fidgety, and impatient behavior is nothing short of criminal. ChildrenÂ’s brains are still developing, and the truth is we have no idea what the long-term side effects of psychiatric drugs may be.
Dr. Karen Effrem, a physician who strongly opposes mandatory mental health screening, is concerned that mental health screening could be used to label children whose attitudes, religious beliefs, and political views conflict with the secular belief that dominates our schools.
Why are Congress and President Bush pushing this? Every single parent listening should be outraged and I am urging you to take action now.
We must do everything possible to retain responsibility and control over our childrenÂ’s well-being. There is no end to the bureaucratic appetite to rule every aspect of our lives, including how we raise our children.
Dr. Laura wants you to contact Congress and tell them "NO money for mental health screening of kids!" We have to stop this before itÂ’s too late.
Subject: Tell Congress "NO Money For Mental Health Screening Of Kids!" Date: 2004-11-16
Tell Congress "NO Money For Mental Health Screening Of Kids!"
As many of you know—Dr. Laura doesn't lose any sleep over the little disagreements people have with each other. But when it comes to things that are harmful to children—Dr. Laura doesn't play around. So Dr. Laura asks each and every one of you to step up because it’s time for us take on the President of the United States!
Did you know there is a presidential initiative called The “New Freedom Commission on Mental Health” and they have issued a report recommending forced mental health screening for every child in America, including school age children?
This is a huge red flag and it is our responsibility to protect our children. Even officials of the respected Association of American Physicians & Surgeons (AAPS) decry what they see as “a dangerous scheme that will heap even more coercive pressure on parents to medicate children with potentially dangerous side effects.” One of the most “dangerous side effects” from anti-depressants commonly prescribed to children is suicide, regarding which AAPS added, “Further, even the government’s own task force has concluded that mental health screening does little to prevent suicide.”
Included in the current version of the appropriations bill is funding for grants to implement universal mental health screening for almost 60 million children, pregnant women, and adults in school.
The House has already voted to appropriate $20 million for the scheme, and the Senate wants to bump it up to $44 million. I donÂ’t know what our President is thinking because this sort of plan is dangerous.
This is a private matter for parents, kids, and doctors. Children's health, especially mental health, is none of the government's business. Of course a tiny minority of children suffer from legitimate mental illnesses, but the widespread use of Ritalin and other drugs on youngsters who simply exhibit typical rambunctious, fidgety, and impatient behavior is nothing short of criminal. ChildrenÂ’s brains are still developing, and the truth is we have no idea what the long-term side effects of psychiatric drugs may be.
Dr. Karen Effrem, a physician who strongly opposes mandatory mental health screening, is concerned that mental health screening could be used to label children whose attitudes, religious beliefs, and political views conflict with the secular belief that dominates our schools.
Why are Congress and President Bush pushing this? Every single parent listening should be outraged and I am urging you to take action now.
We must do everything possible to retain responsibility and control over our childrenÂ’s well-being. There is no end to the bureaucratic appetite to rule every aspect of our lives, including how we raise our children.
Dr. Laura wants you to contact Congress and tell them "NO money for mental health screening of kids!" We have to stop this before itÂ’s too late.
