Social Services and Psychiatry: The Case of Justina Pelletier
Behaviorism and Mental Health – May 9, 2014 By Philip Hickey, Ph.D. The controversy surrounding Justina Pelletier and her family has expanded its scope in…
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First, Do No Harm: How We Failed Justina Pelletier and Her Family
Huffington Post – February 23, 2014 By Cristy Balcells Justina Pelletier has been in the news lately. She’s a 15-year-old girl from West Hartford, CT…
Following 7-year-old’s psychiatric drug-induced suicide—Florida bans foster children from clinical drug trials
Sixteen months after 7-year-old Gabriel Myers committed suicide while taking psychotropic drugs, the state of Florida has banned allowing any children in the state’s custody from participating in clinical drug trials.
Florida looks to curb drugging kids with bill named after 7-yr-old who hanged himself on prescribed drug cocktail
Florida lawmakers are scheduled to discuss a measure Tuesday designed to curb the prescription of mental-health drugs to children in state care. Senate Bill 2718, also known as the Gabriel Myers Bill, would allow officials to more closely monitor the powerful psychiatric drugs dispensed to Florida foster care children.