This page has been created to facilitate parents, researchers and reporters by providing links to the real statistics behind the drugging and mental health quackery that abounds today, including the use of TeenScreen as a front group. Other links contain alternative methods of helping our children and ourselves using non-drug methods of treatment.

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Alternative Treatments

Non-Drug Approaches to Mental Health: The world's largest site on non-drug approaches for mental health:
http://www.alternativementalhealth.com/

Info on ADD and ADHD:
http://www.chiro.org/pediatrics/ADD.shtml

"Coming off Psychiatric Drugs: Successful Withdrawal from Neuroleptics, Antidepressants, Lithium, Carbamazepine and Tranquilizers", with prefaces by Judi Chamberlin, Loren R. Mosher and Pirkko Lahti, edited by Peter Lehmann

The book contents accounts of how 28 people from all over the world came off psychiatric drugs without once again ending up in the doctor’s office.

Click here for more information and to order a copy

Musician's Health, Dr. Timothy Jameson, DC: The only way to empower your body and your children's body to heal, and to function at a higher level is to use programs that do just that – work with your body’s own healing systems. Chiropractic and nutritional guidance are two primary places to start. Don’t be like another Kurt Cobain who started taking Ritalin as a child, which led to severe stomach and gastrointestinal irritation. That eventually led to heroin addiction for pain relief and release. He eventually took his own life because of the distorted thoughts caused by all of that chemical stress to his body. Is this the road you are traveling? Do you want to end up on the coroner’s bench? Or are you ready to take action tell the medics to take their diagnosis and drugs and shove them you know where? If you are, contact a chiropractor who is involved in the Chiropractic Performing Arts Network to begin the road to recovery. We will help you get there, naturally.
http://www.musicianshealth.com/Ritalin.html

NO MORE ADHD
10 STEPS TO HELP IMPROVE YOUR CHILD'S ATTENTION AND BEHAVIOR WITHOUT DRUGS
NO MORE RITALIN
TREATING ADHD WITHOUT DRUGS
— by Dr. Mary Ann Block
Dr. Mary Ann Block, featured on CNN News, NBC's Homepage, FOX Network News, Today's Show in New York, Montel Williams and the subject of a Lifetime Channel TV Special. Dr. Block's books provide a natural and practical approach to children's health and debunks theories that "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder" (ADHD) is a "chemical imbalance in the brain" or a "mental disorder." She exposes the dangers of psychiatric drugs frequently prescribed for this condition and summarizes the most common causes of attention and behavior symptoms. Call 800-869-2247 or click here to order a copy via Amazon.com.

The National Alliance against Mandated Mental Health Screening & Psychiatric Drugging of Children is a caring organization dedicated to informing the public about ADHD and other psychiatric conditions often misdiagnosed because of underlying health conditions and learning differences which are often overlooked. An extremely informative site. If you know of anyone diagnosed with ADD/ADHD, send them here!
http://www.ritalindeath.com/National-Alliance.htm

Eradicating the Source of Depression: Couselling methods designed to eliminate the source of depression and unwanted behavior:
http://dianetics.bridgeinc.us/landings/1/depression.html?type=de

Better Choices is an information and referral service on better ways to recover from symptoms/problems that are labeled as psychiatric disorders.
http://www.betterchoices.org/

Nourishing Young Minds: Very informative site dealing with kids that have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder and the excellent results that were obtained with proper nutrition. Their page entitled "Does ADD Really Exist?" is a must read!
http://www.resultsproject.net/

A resource site for parents, and a challenge to the biomedical mental health industry: This site offers an alternative perspective to the bio-psychiatric industry, and to the millions of psychotropic prescriptions written for children and adults. We really do have natural, built-in ways of psychological healing. With attention and adequate resource, anyone can reemerge from even the greatest distress and most extreme states of mind.
http://www.wildestcolts.com/

 Getting Informed

Antidepressant Facts: Here is a page containing murders and suicides of people taking SSRIs (antidepressants) and other psychiatric drugs:
http://www.antidepressantsfacts.com/casualties.htm

PsychSearch.net: PsychSearch's page on TeenScreen contains tons of information about the group, its leaders, the pharmaceutical connections and more:
http://www.psychsearch.net/teenscreen.html

Paxil Support: A PDF document containing a long list of murders and suicides while on psych drugs:
http://paxilsupport.homestead.com/files/homicidesSSRISandADHDmedications.pdf

FDA Warning: The FDA's "black box" statement:
http://www.antidepressantsfacts.com/2004-10-15-FDA-Black-Box-SSRIs-suicide.htm

AbleChild: Parents for Label and Drug Free Education consists of a growing number of parents outraged over both the subjective labeling (ADHD, ADD, OCD, ODD) and pervasive drugging of our children.  Our organization's goal in creating this website is to provide information to parents regarding the many subjective labels and the risks associated with drug "treatment" that are critical to their ability in making an informed decision.
http://www.ablechild.org

Savvy Patients Integrated Medicine: We welcome you to become a Savvy Patient and to actively manage your healthcare!
http://www.savvypatients.com

Education for a free nation: EdWatch is working with parents toward a broad, knowledge-based education that meets the objectives of parents, schools, school boards and businesses.
http://www.edwatch.org/

Against the drugging of children: Information for Parents who are pressured to diagnose and drug their children for ADD or ADHD. http://www.RitalinDeath.com

Prescription: Suicide? takes the American public, for the first time, into the actual lives of those who have experienced first hand the use of anti-depressants with their children, bringing the audience to the forefront of this currently unfolding live public debate. Ultimately the families realized that they were given false and insufficient information along with improper diagnoses that turned their worlds upside down and changed their lives forever. Only through their personal perseverance were they able to find out what really happened to their children, uncover the information that was withheld and begin rebuilding faith in their own lives.
http://www.prescriptionsuicide.com/

What is Methylphenidate (Ritalin)? This page from the National Library of Medicine's MedlinePlus Drug Information Page is a real eye–opener!
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/uspdi/202361.html

SSRI-Crusaders was formed to expose the damaging effects of the SSRI - Selective Serotonin Re-Uptake Inhibitors known as: Prozac, Paxil, Effexor, Zoloft, et al - classification of antidepressants, as well as, all other antidepressants which target serotonin (either primarily or secondarily) in the human brain. We are pursuing every course of action available to demand accountability by the pharmaceutical firms of the world who market these drugs and justice for those who have been victimized. This group was setup by survivors, families and friends of people who have suffered as a result of ingesting these drugs.
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/SSRI-Crusaders/

Freedom Center, Northampton, MA, is the area's only group run by and for people labeled with severe 'mental illnesses.' We call for compassion, human rights, self-determination, and holistic alternatives. We stand against the mental health system's widespread despair, abuse, fraudulent science and dangerous treatments. Be sure to check out their "Campaign Against Mental Screenings" page.
http://www.freedom-center.org/

The Information Collective is the combined research of scholars, activists, students, educators, and community members who have pooled together their resources to create a clearinghouse of information on areas of importance to the greater community. They are actively campaining to oust mental health screenings from area schools.
http://www.infocollective.org/

Teens Against Teenscreen: TeenScreen Facts is a group for teens opposed to TeenScreen. Information regarding TeenScreen is sent out to the email addresses of those who join keeping you updated on the latest with TeenScreen across the U.S. Protect yourself, protect your friends. If you have had a bad experience with a psychiatrist, psychologist or other sort of mental health worker, if you have been diagnosed with a mental illness after taking the TeenScreen test, send us your story at: teenscreenfacts@yahoo.com. We want to hear from you.
http://www.teenscreenfacts.com

The Coalition for the Abolition of Electroshock: We are a local and international coalition of citizens deeply concerned about the grievous harm done to individuals by the administration of electroshock. We are committed to the abolition of this cruel and dangerous practice. Our view that almost no one would ever consent to electroshock, if they were truly and fully informed about the nature of psychiatric diagnosis and the real risk/benefit tradeoffs of electroshock. Thus, the main reason people undergo electroshock is that they are denied the right to genuine informed consent. They’ve been duped, misinformed, defrauded or coerced.

There are safe, gentle, and effective ways to help people troubled with sadness, unhappiness, grief, guilt, self-doubt and feelings of helplessness and hopelessness. These include conversation, contemplation, lifestyle and dietary changes, exercise, sports, walking, reading, art, spirituality, cultural activities, relationships, attitude and values change, and loving emotional and social support.
http://www.endofshock.com

CHAADA (Children and Adults Against Drugging America) is a newly founded membership organization. As the founders of CHAADA, we have all had personal experiences with psychiatric medications and treatment, whether personally or with a loved one and are dedicated to raising awareness concerning the dangers of prescription psychiatric medications and the deceptive practices occuring within the psychiatric profession. Every member counts and every person helping to spread awareness makes a difference. Membership is free! Join today!
http://www.chaada.org

 Doctors

Dr. Doris Rapp: Each individual is different and the treatment is rarely identical.  Everyone must find out why they are ill, not just treating the symptoms.  The key is success is to find and eliminate the cause of an illness and then teach each individual, an even child, to recognize the early clues of an illness and how to eliminate the cause if that is possible.  Illness is typically a mix of factors, which are physical, emotional and spiritual.  All levels must be discussed and considered in relation to any sickness.
http://www.drrapp.com

Dr. Mary Ann Block: The approach is to look for and treat the underlying health problems in children and adults instead of covering symptoms with drugs.
http://www.blockcenter.com/

Rima E. Laibow, MD: Medical Director of the Natural Solutions Foundation, sponsor of HealthFreedomUSA.org. Natural medicine practitioner since the 1970s. Health freedom activist.
http://tinyurl.com/dqamw

Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
http://www.aapsonline.org/confiden/mhspaul.htm

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