Mandatory psychiatric screening for all children......ready to become ...

[Guest guest]

This email copy of a letter was sent to me today and I felt we all needed to

look at this!

Call, write, email someone who can do something about this... your local

senators and representatives, bombard the White House with calls... anything

and EVERYTHING you can do. If they're after our children, what's the future

hold in store for this planet?

We're next...

 

 

> August 19, 2004

 

 

>If you have young children or grandchildren, the information I'm going to share

should scare you. It should make you angry. But above all it should make you

want to stand up and protect them from what I consider a very dangerous

threat: mandatory psychiatric screening of each and every school-aged child.

 

That's right. The plans are in motion to screen every > schoolchild for

ADHD, depression, social anxiety disorder, and behavior problems. In fact,

it's already in effect in Illinois, Texas, & New Jersey.

 

A Disturbing Trend in Our Schools

 

In April 2002, President Bush created the New Freedom Commission On Mental

Health. Its objective was to enhance mental health services to those in

need. But it has taken a diabolical twist. The commission has concluded that

there is a need to search for mental disorders, especially in children, and

to do this, they plan mandatory mental health screening for everyone,

starting with preschoolers.

 

According to the Commission's 2003 report, " Quality screening and early

intervention should occur in readily accessible, low-stigma settings, such

as primary health care facilities and schools. "

 

It is irrational to think that you need to screen 52 million schoolchildren

to find those who need help. The ones who really need help are obvious.

 

But it gets worse. The report goes on to say, " ...the extent, severity, and

far-reaching consequences make it imperative that our Nation adopt a

comprehensive, systemic approach to improving the mental health status of

children. " That means drugging them!

 

52 Million Potential Customers

 

The New Freedom Commission's proposed treatment programs are based on the

Texas Medication Algorithm Project (TMAP). TMAP, which was first used in

Texas in 1996 and has since expanded to other states, is a set of very

specific medication recommendations, virtually all of them the newest, most

expensive, psychotropic drugs available.

 

It doesn't take a genius to see that this sinister scheme has been

masterminded by the pharmaceutical companies, who stand to gain billions of

dollars by pushing expensive drugs on our children.

 

According to Allen Jones, an inspector who worked in the Pennsylvania Office

of the Inspector General, many of these companies contribute large sums of

money to political parties and to people in key decision-making roles. When

he blew the whistle on this, he was promptly sacked.

 

Trolling for Patients

 

If you want to see just how biased and ridiculous these screening procedures

are, visit some of the drug companies' websites and look at their

questionnaires. Whether they are trying to weed out depression, social

anxiety disorder, ADHD, or other psychological maladies, the types of

questions they ask are equally absurd.

 

I took one test, entitled the Zung Assessment Tool, at the Prozac website.

You respond to 20 phrases with one of the following: not often, sometimes,

often, or all the time. Phrases include, " I feel downhearted, blue, and

sad. " " I have trouble sleeping through the night. " " I eat as much as I used

to. " " I have trouble with constipation. " " My mind is as clear as it used to

be. " " I am more irritable than usual. " " I find it easy to make decisions. "

(As you see, some of these questions are confusing, if not irrational.)

 

I selected " sometimes " for every phrase, as a normal, healthy person would.

My score was 50, and I was advised to show this test to my doctor and " ask

him or her to evaluate you for depression. "

 

Folks, sometimes feeling irritable, unable to sleep, etc., are hardly

indicative of a serious mental malfunction. Feeling out of sorts from time

to time is a normal part of being human. Yet according to this test, I may

be a candidate for an antidepressant.

 

Drugging of Children Is Evil

 

Widespread psychiatric screening of our children isn't only unnecessary,

it's evil. Children are not miniature adults. Childhood is filled with

dreams, vivid imagination, and rollercoaster rides of emotion that we as

grownups only vaguely recall. The totality of these experiences is essential

in order for children to become fully developed adults.

 

Psychotropic drugs prevent children from truly experiencing childhood. The

drugged child is not real. He doesn't grow into and out of various life

stages, whether pleasant or unpleasant. Psychiatric drugs prevent normal

development.

 

The pharmaceutical drug lords, lusting for the billions of dollars that

massive psychiatric screening and treatment will add to their coffers, will

destroy the essence of your child.

 

Think back on your childhood. Remember your experiences. Now ask yourself,

would you be better off today if five or six years of your childhood had

been spent in a drugged-out state?

 

In my opinion, psychotropic drugs are even worse than some illegal ones.

Children are drugged simply because some harebrained test designed by a

pharmaceutical company says they should be drugged. Neither the child nor

the parent has any say at all in the matter.

 

What Can You Do?

 

Here's what you can do about it. First of all, refuse to sign those consent

forms when they come home from your child's school - if they can't test

them, they can't drug them. Next, take a moment to write your congressional

representatives and voice your concerns. You can locate them at

www.congress.org <http://us.f405.mail./ym/www.congress.org> . Also,

email Laura Bush at firstlady. Ask her how she'd like to

have her daughters screened and drugged without her or their consent. We

need to get mothers involved.

 

Finally, don't just say no to drugs. Say no to psychiatric screening

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

> SSRI-Research

> Wed, 25 Aug 2004 21:57:21 -0400

> [sSRI-Research] Mandatory psychiatric

> screening for all children......ready to become ...

>

> Mandatory psychiatric screening for all

> children......ready to become ...

>

>

> August 19, 2004

>

>

> If you have young children or grandchildren, the

> information I'm going to share should scare you. It

> should make you angry. But above all it should make

> you want to stand up and protect them from what I

> consider a very dangerous threat: mandatory

> psychiatric screening of each and every school-aged

> child.

>

> That's right. The plans are in motion to screen

> every > schoolchild for ADHD, depression, social

> anxiety disorder, and behavior problems. In fact,

> it's already in effect in Illinois, Texas, & New

> Jersey.

>

> A Disturbing Trend in Our Schools

>

> In April 2002, President Bush created the New

> Freedom Commission On Mental Health. Its objective

> was to enhance mental health services to those in

> need. But it has taken a diabolical twist. The

> commission has concluded that there is a need to

> search for mental disorders, especially in children,

> and to do this, they plan mandatory mental health

> screening for everyone, starting with preschoolers.

>

> According to the Commission's 2003 report, " Quality

> screening and early intervention should occur in

> readily accessible, low-stigma settings, such as

> primary health care facilities and schools. "

>

> It is irrational to think that you need to screen 52

> million schoolchildren to find those who need help.

> The ones who really need help are obvious.

>

> But it gets worse. The report goes on to say,

> " ...the extent, severity, and far-reaching

> consequences make it imperative that our Nation

> adopt a comprehensive, systemic approach to

> improving the mental health status of children. "

> That means drugging them!

>

> 52 Million Potential Customers

>

> The New Freedom Commission's proposed treatment

> programs are based on the Texas Medication Algorithm

> Project (TMAP). TMAP, which was first used in Texas

> in 1996 and has since expanded to other states, is a

> set of very specific medication recommendations,

> virtually all of them the newest, most expensive,

> psychotropic drugs available.

>

> It doesn't take a genius to see that this sinister

> scheme has been masterminded by the pharmaceutical

> companies, who stand to gain billions of dollars

> by pushing expensive drugs on our children.

>

> According to Allen Jones, an inspector who worked in

> the Pennsylvania Office of the Inspector General,

> many of these companies contribute large sums of

> money to political parties and to people in key

> decision-making roles. When he blew the whistle on

> this, he was promptly sacked.

>

> Trolling for Patients

>

> If you want to see just how biased and ridiculous

> these screening procedures are, visit some of the

> drug companies' websites and look at their

> questionnaires. Whether they are trying to weed out

> depression, social anxiety disorder, ADHD, or other

> psychological maladies, the types of questions they

> ask are equally absurd.

>

> I took one test, entitled the Zung Assessment Tool,

> at the Prozac website. You respond to 20 phrases

> with one of the following: not often, sometimes,

> often, or all the time. Phrases include, " I feel

> downhearted, blue, and sad. " " I have trouble

> sleeping through the night. " " I eat as much as I

> used to. " " I have trouble with constipation. " " My

> mind is as clear as it used to be. " " I am more

> irritable than usual. " " I find it easy to make

> decisions. " (As you see, some of these questions are

> confusing, if not irrational.)

>

> I selected " sometimes " for every phrase, as a

> normal, healthy person would. My score was 50, and I

> was advised to show this test to my doctor and " ask

> him or her to evaluate you for depression. "

>

> Folks, sometimes feeling irritable, unable to sleep,

> etc., are hardly indicative of a serious mental

> malfunction. Feeling out of sorts from time to time

> is a normal part of being human. Yet according to

> this test, I may be a candidate for an

> antidepressant.

>

> Drugging of Children Is Evil

>

> Widespread psychiatric screening of our children

> isn't only unnecessary, it's evil. Children are not

> miniature adults. Childhood is filled with dreams,

> vivid imagination, and rollercoaster rides of

> emotion that we as grownups only vaguely recall.

> The totality of these experiences is essential in

> order for children to become fully developed

> adults.

>

> Psychotropic drugs prevent children from truly

> experiencing childhood. The drugged child is not

> real. He doesn't grow into and out of various life

> stages, whether pleasant or unpleasant. Psychiatric

> drugs prevent normal development.

>

> The pharmaceutical drug lords, lusting for the

> billions of dollars that massive psychiatric

> screening and treatment will add to their coffers,

> will destroy the essence of your child.

>

> Think back on your childhood. Remember your

> experiences. Now ask yourself, would you be better

> off today if five or six years of your childhood

> had been spent in a drugged-out state?

>

> In my opinion, psychotropic drugs are even worse

> than some illegal ones. Children are drugged simply

> because some harebrained test designed by a

> pharmaceutical company says they should be drugged.

> Neither the child nor the parent has any say at all

> in the matter.

>

> What Can You Do?

>

> Here's what you can do about it. First of all,

> refuse to sign those consent forms when they come

> home from your child's school - if they can't test

> them, they can't drug them. Next, take a moment to

> write your congressional representatives and voice

> your concerns. You can locate them at

> www.congress.org

> <http://us.f405.mail./ym/www.congress.org>

> . Also, email Laura Bush at

> firstlady. Ask her how she'd like to

> have her daughters screened and drugged without her

> or their consent. We need to get mothers involved.

>

> Finally, don't just say no to drugs. Say no to

> psychiatric screening

>

>

>

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