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A blog from MindFreedom's Youth Coordinator that focus's on youth issues within MindFreedom's mission.
Nov 17, 2008
50 worst parents 0f 2007
We are starting to hear youth speak out about whats happening. When children lose their families and get placed into a system you would expect them to be a very upset. Yet big pharma says that these normal feelings must be caused by "mental disabilities".
When you think of a bad parent, what comes to mind? Neglect? Abuse? Lack of Support? Go and Google foster care system with those words following and get ready for a storm of confirmations. Foster care systems across the United States are all pretty horrible. When it comes to success stories outside of foster care systems, you will see as much success as tobacco uses.
When we stormed Iraq a few contractors decided to take advantage of our rebuilding efforts and drained our bank accounts dry. When big pharma noticed a large group of un-protected kids, who had wealthy parents they decided to do what they do best. Offer drugs for a lot of cash.
We are starting to hear youth speak out about what’s happening. When children lose their families and get placed into a system you would expect them to be a very upset. Yet big pharma says that these normal feelings must be caused by "mental disabilities."
"There are natural things in life that stress you out. You get
depressed. You get sad or you get angry or anxious. They are
natural emotions. I feel being in foster care and being on as many
anti-psychotics and anti-depressants that I've been on -- they see me for a week and they assume that's the way I've always been,"
Candice Tucker Age 17
The above quote came from a youth who lost her family, and was shipped away to a foster care system at the age of 16. She quickly found out that her feelings of grief were going to be medicated rather then consoled.
"I was freaking out because I had just gotten into care. I was having a hard time so they thought I needed residential," said Tucker. Her story is not rare. As more and more youth speak out from the foster care system we hear this story over and over.
When a state takes custody of a child, I would expect that the child would have no obstacles before them. What a powerful parent to have. Yet big pharma, much like abusive contractors who embezzled millions of dollars from Iraq rebuilding projects, are blind sighting us. Only this time it's not money were losing, but the health of our children.
