Tag Archives: Child Drugging

Doctors in Schools

Posted on July 10, 2017 by cchrstl

Through psychiatry’s stigmatizing labels, false explanations, easy-seizure commitment laws and often brutal, depersonalizing “treatments” and deadening, mind-altering drugs, thousands needlessly fall into psychiatry’s coercive system every day all over the world. It is a system which exemplifies human rights abuse. … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Muddy River Newsletter, Press Releases | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Missouri Foster Care Proposed Legislation

Posted on March 25, 2017 by cchrstl

[See our previous newsletter on drugging foster care children in Missouri.] Here is another piece of proposed legislation for protecting foster care children from being needlessly poisoned by psychiatric drugs. Contact your state legislators about this. (This applies to any … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Muddy River Newsletter, Press Releases | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Take Action – Missouri Legislature – Foster Care

Posted on January 31, 2017 by cchrstl

Periodically we let you know the progress of various proposed legislation making its way through the Missouri General Assembly and suggest ways for you to contribute your viewpoint to your state Representative and state Senator. You can find your Representative … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Muddy River Newsletter, Press Releases | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The First Line of Therapy

Posted on January 23, 2017 by cchrstl

Dr. Hansa Bhargava, a practicing pediatrician and medical editor with Medscape, is starting to recognize that drugs should not be the first line of therapy for children with symptoms of difficult behavior. While ADHD itself is a fake illness, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Muddy River Newsletter, Press Releases | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Drugging Children in Missouri Foster Care

Posted on January 18, 2017 by cchrstl

The high rates of psychotropic medication use in the Medicaid population, risks associated with these drugs, and research documenting inappropriate prescribing, have raised concerns, especially for children involved in the child welfare system. Studies suggest that appropriate prescribing practices, that … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Muddy River Newsletter, Press Releases | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Human Rights Concerns with the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015

Posted on July 18, 2015 by cchrstl

Human Rights Concerns with the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 Congressional Rep. Tim Murphy (R., PA) originally introduced the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act (H.R.3717) in 2013. Not to be outdone by H.R.6 the 21st Century Cures … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Muddy River Newsletter, Press Releases | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Havering Crowd

Posted on July 3, 2015 by cchrstl

The Havering Crowd haver – verb gerund or present participle: havering [Scottish] talk foolishly; babble. “Tom havered on.” [British] act in a vacillating or indecisive manner. “Most people giggle at their havering and indecision.” Psychiatry and psychology employ havering as … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Muddy River Newsletter, Press Releases | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Huffington Post Admits Mental Disorders Are Not Medical Conditions

Posted on June 14, 2015 by cchrstl

Huffington Post Admits Mental Disorders Are Not Medical Conditions A leading psychiatrist featured in the Huffington Post just admitted what CCHR has said for decades — mental disorders are not medical conditions. Allen Frances, professor emeritus at Duke University and … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Muddy River Newsletter, Press Releases | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Feds Pay for Drug Fraud

Posted on May 3, 2015 by cchrstl

Feds Pay for Drug Fraud 92 Percent of Foster Care, Poor Kids Prescribed Antipsychotics Get Them for Unaccepted Uses This Huffington Post article on April 30, 2015 exposes the fact that poor and foster care kids covered by Medicaid are … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Muddy River Newsletter, Press Releases | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Migrant Children, a New Psychiatric Patient Pool?

Posted on April 25, 2015 by cchrstl

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Muddy River Newsletter, Press Releases | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment