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The Radical Permissiveness of Psychiatry

Posted on January 13, 2018 by cchrstl

Permissiveness: Allowing or characterized by great or excessive freedom of behavior. A permissive person, society, or way of behaving allows or tolerates things of which other people disapprove. Apparently the quote “DO AS THOU WILT because men that are free, … Continue reading →

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What Makes Special Education Special?

Posted on July 16, 2017 by cchrstl

The Special School District in St. Louis County, Missouri has an annual budget over $400 Million for 7 schools, over 2600 teachers, and over 24,000 students. The July 2002 President’s Commission on Excellence in Special Education revealed the source of … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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State of Fear

Posted on January 24, 2015 by cchrstl

State of Fear The following extended quote is from the author’s appendix to the novel State of Fear by Michael Crichton. Stay with us here, we’re sure you’ll get the importance of it quickly. “Imagine that there is a new … Continue reading →

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Common Core Gores Education

Posted on November 15, 2014 by cchrstl

Common Core Gores Education [The quotes are from “Common Core – A Look Behind the Wizard’s Curtain” by Karen Hadley, in The Hard Truth Magazine, Issue 4, 2014. We highly recommend it.] We have written previously (here and here) about … Continue reading →

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Typical or Troubled? School Mental Health Education Program

Posted on October 26, 2014 by cchrstl

Typical or Troubled? School Mental Health Education Program The American Psychiatric Foundation (APF), the philanthropic and educational arm of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), provides grants to fund the implementation of the Typical or Troubled?™ mental health education program in … Continue reading →

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New York Bill Requires Psychological Screening for Schoolchildren

Posted on February 4, 2014 by cchrstl

New York Bill Requires Psychological Screening for Schoolchildren We just signed the petition “State Rep. Margaret Markey: Stop Mandatory Psychological Screening of our Children” on Change.org. It’s important. Will you sign it too? Here’s the link: https://www.change.org/petitions/state-rep-margaret-markey-stop-mandatory-psychological-screening-of-our-children This petition seeks … Continue reading →

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Common Core Controversy Continued

Posted on August 1, 2013 by cchrstl

Common Core Controversy Continued Opposition to the Common Core State Standards is growing Four states — Texas, Virginia, Alaska, and Nebraska — have not adopted the Common Core State Standards for public school curricula and testing. Minnesota chose to adopt … Continue reading →

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Common Core Controversy

Posted on July 28, 2013 by cchrstl

Common Core Controversy The Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI) is a set of educational standards for each grade level (K-12) that are intended to provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so that teachers and … Continue reading →

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