Is the pharmaceutical industry behind TeenScreen?
Absolutely. Their national advisory council is full of major pharmaceutical company connections. 9. How prevalent is suicide in teens? It’s very rare. For example the number is 50 per year out of over 3.5 million students in the State of Florida. Coincidentally, the number 50 is the same number of people who get hit by lightning in Florida each year. 10. Do children screened using the TeenScreen suicide survey wind up on dangerous antidepressants? Absolutely. 9 out of 10 children referred to psychiatrists are prescribed psychotropic drugs. 11. What can I do? E-mail your school district superintendent and ask if TeenScreen has been implemented or if there are any plans to implement it. Keep things in writing. If the answer is yes, alert other parents and voice your opposition. Let us know what you find out and what you are doing about it. File a “parental informed consent notice” with your child’s school. Click here for a sample. No Child Left Unmedicated Grateful acknowledgement is mad
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