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Category Archives: Foster Care
Mental Health System Wisdom from Former Foster Children
Published on May 22, 2012 by jimgotts Three former Oregon foster children from Oregon Foster Youth Connection/Children First for Oregon talk about mental health interventions in foster care at the Second Annual Symposium on Rethinking Psychiatry in Portland Oregon, May … Continue reading
Drugging Our Children: Legal and Moral Issues by Attorney Jim Gottstein
About ISEPP Board Member James Gottstein: James Gottstein, Esq., J.D. A Harvard Law School graduate, Mr. Gottstein has been practicing law in Alaska for over 30 years. Since it’s founding in late 2002, he has devoted the bulk of his … Continue reading
Stories on the overmedication of children in foster care
Uploaded by Amiablyme on May 22, 2009 Overmedication In Foster Care October 18, 2006 2:13 PM Only On The Web: Byron Pitts talks to former pharmaceutical rep Gwen Olsen about children being overmedicated in foster care. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=2104407n RECLAIMING CHILDHOOD: A … Continue reading
2009 Press Conference FL DCF Psychotherapeutic Drug Status Report
Uploaded by TheDCFvideos on Jun 12, 2009 Uploaded by TheDCFvideos on Jun 12, 2009 Uploaded by TheDCFvideos on Jun 12, 2009 Uploaded by TheDCFvideos on Jun 12, 2009 MEDIA ADVISORY CONTACT: Judi Spann May 27, 2009 (850) 488-4855 REPORT ON … Continue reading
Posted in Foster Care, Gabriel Myers Work Group
Tagged florida dcf, foster care, gabriel myers, Mental Health, psych meds, work group
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CBS4 I-Team 2009 Investigation Fla Foster Children On Psych Meds
Uploaded by mendosiree on Jun 3, 2009 May 28, 2009 13 Percent Of Fla. Foster Children On Psych. Meds CBS4 TALLAHASSEE — A new study from the Florida Department of Children and Families showed proper authorization was not obtained for … Continue reading
Background on the Gabriel Myers Work Group
About the Gabriel Myers Work Group Department of Children and Families (DCF) Secretary George H. Sheldon established a work group to determine the facts and circumstances surrounding the tragic death of 7-year-old Gabriel Myers. Gabriel died on April 16 when … Continue reading
Government Accountability Office report confirms ISEPP’s 2008 allegations regarding the overuse of psychiatric medication on children in foster care
WASHINGTON – According to a Government Accountability Office report, children in foster care are 13 times more likely than others to be prescribed powerful, mind-altering psychiatric medications. At a congressional hearing that took place today, 11-year-old Ke’onte Cook testified doctors never … Continue reading
Posted in Dr. Dominick Riccio, Foster Care, James Gottstein, Ke'onte Cook, PsychRights Medicaid Fraud Initiative, Senator Tom Carper, Too Many Kids on Psych Meds
Tagged dominic riccio, foster care, Ke'onte Cook, kids in foster care, mental health advocate, Mental Illness, psych meds, too many kids on psych meds
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Senator Carper’s Opening Statement from Hearing on Foster Children and Psychotropic Drugs
“On December 1, 2011, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) chaired a hearing focusing on the potential over-prescription of mind-altering psychotropic drugs to American foster children. Sen. Carper requested a GAO report – released on Dec. 1 – to examine whether taxpayer … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy, Foster Care, Senator Tom Carper
Tagged children, foster care, medicaid, psychotropic drugs, Senator Tom Carper
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ABC NEWS exposes overuse of psychiatric medications on children in foster care.
New Study Shows U.S. Government Fails to Oversee Treatment of Foster Children With Mind-Altering Drugs By DR. MARK ABDELMALEK, BRINDA ADHIKARI, SARAH KOCH, JOSEPH DIAZ and CLAIRE WEINRAUB Nov. 30, 2011 The federal government has not done enough to oversee … Continue reading
Giovan Bazan, making a difference in mental health advocacy for youth in Foster Care and Juvenile Justice Custody
Giovan Emmanuel Bazan is a national advocate for youth in Foster Care and Juvenile Justice custody. Today he travels across the country providing wisdom and inspiration to both youth and adults. Giovan shares his experiences and impacts of both systems. … Continue reading
Posted in Foster Care, Giovan Bazan, Uncategorized
Tagged advocate, children, foster care, Giovan Bazan, Mental Health
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Former foster child Giovan Bazan, now advocates for others.
Georgia Advocate Speaks Out Against Psychiatric Medication Use in Nation’s Foster Care System
Posted in Foster Care, Giovan Bazan, Too Many Kids on Psych Meds
Tagged chidren, counseling, foster care, Giovan Bazan, psych meds, psychiatry, psychology
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“Fluff Journalism”: is it a stifling factor to the injustices within our mental health care system?
By Maria Mangicaro TAMPA, FL: A chilling response came from a Florida state agency last week as it seems the agency is trying to muzzle a parent for speaking out against the state for giving her children dangerous psychiatric medications without her informed consent, … Continue reading →