Migrant Children, a New Psychiatric Patient Pool?
While we hesitate to comment on the controversy surrounding the federal government’s amnesty program for illegal immigrants, we do see a potential effect of interest to the concerns of CCHR and those who recognize the potential for psychiatric fraud and abuse.
The Wall Street Journal reported that “Such students [illegal aliens, or “migrant children”] often require a variety of services, including subsidized meals, English-language instruction, tutoring and psychological counseling…”
It’s that last phrase, “psychological counseling”, that caught our attention.
Could migrant children be considered a new pool of patients to be abused by the psychiatric and psychological industries?
There are already research articles being published on the “mental health of migrant children.” Look out for a proliferation of media, studies, and requests for funding for this expanding population as a new pool of “mental health care” patients.
Contact your local, state and federal officials and your school boards to be on the lookout for psychiatric fraud and abuse within the migrant population.