Tag Archives: Medication

Stay Tuned: Pharma Funded Florida Psychiatrists Turning kids into “Zombies”

Posted on May 21, 2011 by CCHR Florida

Palm Beach Post Post investigation: Anti-psychotics in juvie jails Saturday, May 21, 2011 For some girls in custody at a state camp in Okeechobee, medications made the bookends of the day: Risperdal and trazadone and pills whose names were so long and complicated … Continue reading →

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Florida Lawmakers pledge tougher laws on drugging kids

Posted on November 13, 2009 by CCHR Florida

Florida Times Union Florida panel wants tougher rules on drugs for foster kids Task force investigating boy’s suicide is making final recommendations. By Brandon Larrabee Nov. 13, 2009                         … Continue reading →

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Consent for foster kids’ psychiatric drugs on rise

Posted on October 28, 2009 by CCHR Florida

Florida Times Union Consent for foster kids’ psychiatric drugs on rise More parents, courts approve medication; some fear they aren’t informed decisions. By Brandon Larrabee Jul. 6, 2009   TALLAHASSEE – As a task force examining the use of psychiatric … Continue reading →

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Foster children need compassion better than medication

Posted on August 29, 2009 by CCHR Florida

Foster children need compassion better than medication   Children in state care have lost everything: their families, their security and their identity, so it’s natural for them to be sad, depressed and angry against their circumstances.   Instead of listening … Continue reading →

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Gov. Charlie Crist urged to stop 'chemical restraint' of foster kids

Posted on July 23, 2009 by cchrflorida

Gov. Charlie Crist urged to stop ‘chemical restraint’ of foster kids http://ping.fm/7ho8j A pair of adoptive parents are urging Gov. Charlie Crist and lawmakers to stop the `chemical restraint’ of children in state care. BY MARC CAPUTO Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau … Continue reading →

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Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities has its own psychotropic drug problem

Posted on July 9, 2009 by cchrflorida

Sun Sentinel Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities has its own psychotropic drug problem July 1, 2009 By: Howard M. Talenfeld and Maria E. Abate The use of dangerous prescription medications for children and adults in residential and group home … Continue reading →

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