The Cost of Forced ‘Psychiatric Care’ Like Britney Spears Got Can Be Ruinous
From NPR: While hospitals sometimes absorb the cost, patients can be left with ruined credit, endless collection calls and additional mistrust of the mental health care system.
Even With Troubled Histories, Psych Hospitals Face Few Sanctions
From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Parents may never know that the facility treating their child has had serious patient care issues.
Surge of Student Suicides Pushes Las Vegas Schools to Reopen
From The New York Times: Firmly linking teen suicides to school closings is difficult, but rising mental health emergencies point to the toll the pandemic lockdown is taking.
Broken Kids, Not Guns | Michael Mendizza
From Touch the Future: To blame guns, TV, video games, Twinkies, the bully next door, bad genes, and all the rest for the pervasive violence, self-mutilation, self-medication, and suicide is a misguided defense.
Mom’s 911 Call for Her Son’s Mental Health Ends With His Death After Police...
From MedPage Today: Taylor Ware's August 2019 death was among more than 1,000 over a decade after police used common use-of-force tactics that are meant to stop people without killing them.
Charles Spencerâs Story of Boarding School Abuse Is Haunting
But parents are still sending children away to board, and itâs still dangerous.
Their Kids Died on the Psych Ward. They Were Far From Alone
From the Los Angeles Times: Following almost every death at a psychiatric facility in California, the facility continues operating and does not face a financial penalty. Meanwhile, families remain unaware of the hospitalsâ track records.
How a Parentâs Affection Shapes a Childâs Happiness for Life
From Motherly: A number of recent studies highlight the relationship between parental affection and childrenâs happiness and success.
CT Sen. Chris Murphy Calls for Restrictions of Restraint and Seclusion in U.S. Schools
From CT Insider: "It's hard to believe, but there are thousands of kids who are being put in solitary confinement or having their hands bound as punishment for misbehavior at school," said Murphy.
Adverse Childhood Relationship Experiences: The Most Underestimated Risk Factor for Chronic Illness
From Chronic Illness Trauma Studies: The impact of one of the ACEs (adverse childhood experiences) in particular - emotional neglect - is huge and underrecognized.
Trauma Responses Are Conditioned, Not âChosenâ
From Dr. Glenn Doyle: From our nervous systemâs point of view, if it had to wait around for us to think about everything that happens to us or "choose" a response, weâd have been eaten by sabre tooth tigers eons ago.
1 in 3 UK Teens Given Antidepressants, Despite Official Guidelines
From inews.co.uk: Family doctors say a lack of access to effective psychological therapies on the NHS is leading them to over-prescribe medication.
Flintâs Children Suffer in Class After Years of Lead-Poisoned Water
From The New York Times: The cityâs lead crisis has migrated from its homes to its schools, where neurological and behavioral problems â real or feared â among students are threatening to overwhelm the education system.
Allowing Human Nature to Work Successfully | Jean Liedloff
From ContinuumConcept.org: In her book The Continuum Concept, Jean Liedloff argued that the psychosocial ills of modern society result from our misconception of human nature as something inherently bad or problematic.
Punching, Predators, Neglect: Traumatized NC Children Suffer Inside Dismal Psychiatric Centers
From The Fayetteville Observer: "We are ruining peopleâs lives, and weâre doing it in the most expensive way possible," said State Rep. Verla Insko. "Itâs inhumane and irresponsible. It is a government failure."
Dr. Gabor Maté on the Truth About ADHD and Anxiety
From The Joe Rogan Experience: "The so-called experts say that ADHD is 'the most heritable mental illness there is,'" says renowned physician Gabor Maté. "But I say, it's neither an illness, nor is it heritable."
Parents Must Reclaim the Central Role If Growing Crisis Among Children Is to End:...
From Irish Examiner: "Parents must surrender their point of view that thereâs something wrong with the child and see that itâs the relationship thatâs in trouble and the childâs behaviour is just a function of that," says physician Gabor MatĂ©, who works with patients challenged by drug addiction and mental illness.
He Cheered on Britney SpearsâWhile Fighting a Guardianship Battle of His Own
From The Washington Post: The aftershocks of #FreeBritney could continue to rattle the American legal system long after Spearsâs victory.
Nearly a Third of Adolescents Getting Mental Health Treatment, Federal Survey Finds
From CBS News: This works out to around 8.3 million young people between the ages of 12 and 17 getting counseling, medication or another treatment.
New Narrative Game Raises Awareness of ACEs & Their Impact on Youth Mental Health
From iThrive Games: Children of the Flame was created by youth designers at the SEED (System-Educated Expert Disrupters) Institute to raise awareness of trauma and trauma-informed practices.
A 9-Year-Old Was Pepper-Sprayed by Police. Here’s What Should Have Happened Instead
From USA TODAY: To expect a child to be able to overcome a biological stress response for the sake of compliance demonstrates a lack of understanding, said child advocate Deb Rosen.
Arizona Farm Gives Refuge From Pain, for Man and Beast Alike
From AP News: There is no talk at Selah Carefarm of ending the pain of loss, just of building the emotional muscle to handle it.
Eating Disorders Among Teens More Severe Than Ever
From NBC News: Since the pandemic, people are experiencing eating disorders at younger ages and in more serious condition, with both mental and physical symptoms appearing more urgent.
Podcast: The Rise in Forced Treatment and Abusive Guardianships
From PsychCentral: Often well-meaning family members are trying to 'help' by having their loved one force-treated, but they end up traumatizing and permanently damaging them instead.
Ending Child Abuse: The Next Spiritual Revolution
From Bryan Eden/alice-miller.com: Humanityâs progress toward peace, love, prosperity and happiness is being held captive by an invisible plague of cruelty and violence.
