Removing Children from home

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Came from another vaccine list: Everyone should read this, right now it's

only affecting IL.

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Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 15:17:38 -0700

From: " Kandi Lovgren " <kandi@...>

Subject: Removing Children from home

Illinois first to publicly jump on Bush's mental health bandwagon

" This program will not be voluntary, " Schneider of Champaign told the

task force. " No one will be exempt. If a family doesn't want to accept the

school's evaluation of their child's mental health, what recourse will they

have? "

Typically, if parents defy state mandates concerning what it deems to be

proper parenting, the state's child protection apparatus

will remove children from the home and initiate criminal prosecutions

against the uncooperative parents.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

August 2004, Idaho Observer

Illinois first to publicly jump on Bush's mental health bandwagon

The Whitecoats are coming. Illinois parents should be very active now lest

their position be terminated by the state under child mental health plan

provisions passed last year

CHICAGO -- The Illinois legislature has passed a law and appropriated $10

million to begin screening the state's children for mental illness, the

Illinois Leader reported July 23, 2004.

The move gives Illinois the distinction of becoming the first state to

participate in President Bush's sweeping initiative announced last June to

assess the mental health of all Americans.

" Finishing up a week of public forums, the members of the Illinois

Children's Mental Health Partnership ended early in Chicago July 23

following testimony from an overwhelming number of program supporters who

agree that mental health screening is needed for Illinois children ages zero

through 18, " reported The Leader.

The " supporters " indicated in the paragraph above were largely government

employees, public health officials, pharmaceutical company representatives

and mental health professionals who treat psychological problems with

psychotropic drugs.

The week-long forum was attended by many parents who were not so supportive

of the plan. They believe that a mandate to screen all Illinois children,

ages zero through 18 is an invasion of their rights as parents.

" This program will not be voluntary, " Schneider of Champaign told the

task force. " No one will be exempt. If a family doesn't want to accept the

school's evaluation of their child's mental health, what recourse will they

have? "

Typically, if parents defy state mandates concerning what it deems to be

proper parenting, the state's child protection apparatus will remove

children from the home and initiate criminal prosecutions against the

uncooperative parents.

The Leader reported that, " Schneider said he is very concerned that

pharmaceutical companies will benefit tremendously from having an explosion

of young children diagnosed with hyperactivity or ADHD whose parents are

told that their children need Ritalin or another psychotropic drug. "

State Representative Patti Bellock (R-Wheaton) was a co-sponsor to the

initiating legislation that passed last year, The Leader reported -- a

subtle indication that the president's mental health screening agenda has

been in the planning for some time. Bellock justified passage of the bill as

being in keeping with the times. It was Bellock's opinion that social

stigmas attached to persons with mental problems in previous decades was

fading, and that the new mental health plan's intention is to create an

awareness of mental health needs in the state's children.

In one sense, Bellock is correct as the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) estimates that one in six American children are diagnosed

as suffering a neurological or behavioral disorder. Stigmas will naturally

fade as mental disorders among the nation's children become the rule rather

than the exception.

In a flyer entitled " Autism A.L.A.R.M. " released to the public in January,

2004, the CDC cited the one-in-six statistic mentioned in the previous

paragraph along with an estimate that one in 166 American children are

currently being diagnosed as having an autism spectrum disorder.

The world's leading epidemiological watchdog does not publicly offer a

theory as to why such epidemic numbers of children are becoming permanently

braindamaged at such a young age. Autism A.L.A.R.M. is described as a " tool "

to increase " surveillance " as a means to improve early detection so

intervention with drugs can begin as soon as possible.

Schneider wanted to know who is going to be expected to pay for all this

and, by what standards will children be determined mentally fit or unfit and

who will have the responsibility of determining who is mentally ill and who

will have the authority to make official diagnoses.

The $10 million earmarked by the legislature is only the startup capital for

a program that could eventually cost billions. A report on the progress of

implementing the plan is due by September 30, 2004, per provisions in the

law signed by Governor Rod Blagojevich last year.

The Leader commented that Bellock understands questions will likely be

raised as more people learn about the contents of the program. " I am one of

the appointed task force members, but I'm not familiar with all this

contains, " Bellock explained, admitting that she had not taken the time to

read the entire report which explains the details of the plan she

co-sponsored in the legislature with full knowledge that passage will affect

every child and every parent in her state of 12.2 million residents.

Bellock recovered by recalling the Columbine shooting, which she believes

are connected to young people who are depressed and with low self-esteem.

She failed to mention that the Columbine shooters were on the same

state-prescribed drugs with which administrators of her law intend to treat

the depressed children of Illinois.

As a politician, Bellock is looking forward to interfacing with concerned

citizens. " There should be a lot of discussion and that's good to get us to

the place where we can find consensus, " she said.

Consensus, of course, is submitting to the will of the state with regard to

identifying mental illness and drugging children.

" The proposed plan says that depression affects a child's ability to learn

and increases their propensity for violence, alcohol and substance abuse and

other delinquent behaviors, " The Leader reported.

The plan even calls for pregnant women to come in for an evaluation and

check back in sometime during the first year of their expected baby's life.

The plan also details how the mental health assessment will be added to the

state's physical examination certificate, along with mandatory immunization

records. All children in Illinois, unless religiously exempt, are required

to have up-to-date health examinations and immunizations for school entry.

Schneider commented that pulling your children from public school is not

likely to shelter them from the state's mandate. He also expressed concern

that an assessment of mental ill-health may be a judgment call on the part

of the person doing the judging.

When a woman asked about how sexual orientation would be handled by the

program, she then began to cast aspersions on Catholics for the Church's

strong convictions regarding homosexuality.

The exchange illuminates a serious issue. What if a gay or lesbian

government employee is judging a child from a devoutly Catholic home? Will

the state label the child and prescribe mood-altering drugs to him because

he has been taught to believe homosexuality is an abomination?

" We are here reviewing one of the largest recent attempts by the state to

subvert, devalue and undermine parental authority in Illinois. 'Subvert'

sounds harsh, and we recognize that many hours have been spent by many

well-meaning people to draft this 26 page plan. No disrespect is meant, but

our concerns must be presented, " , associate director of

Concerned Women for America/Illinois told task force members today.

was frustrated that the state legislation became law with little or no

fanfare or notice, even from conservative, pro-family lawmakers. She

suggested at the end of today's testimony, " In summary, it is neither

beneficial to children, nor to taxpayers, to ask government bureaucracies to

set competency standards for mental health.

" With some amount of lightheartedness, may I propose that the mental health

of the perpetrators of this concept be evaluated? "

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OMG! All I have to say is everyone start writing, and call their

senators, and representatives. This cannot stand as is! What land of

the free! I think my Mom is rolling over in her grave right now.

Those of you in states where reps, and senators have recently been

elected, (the last two or three years) will have the best chance of

being heard. I contacted my rep, who was only in office for about 18

months on the thimerosal/autism issue, and now he is on the autism

committee. Our voices need to be heard on this issue. Please contact

them! Even if you homeschool, are individual liberties are being

ripped away!

> Came from another vaccine list: Everyone should read this, right

now it's

> only affecting IL.

>

> Message: 1

> Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 15:17:38 -0700

> From: " Kandi Lovgren " <kandi@M...>

> Subject: Removing Children from home

>

>

>

> Illinois first to publicly jump on Bush's mental health bandwagon

>

> " This program will not be voluntary, " Schneider of Champaign

told the

> task force. " No one will be exempt. If a family doesn't want to

accept the

> school's evaluation of their child's mental health, what recourse

will they

> have? "

>

> Typically, if parents defy state mandates concerning what it deems

to be

> proper parenting, the state's child protection apparatus

> will remove children from the home and initiate criminal

prosecutions

> against the uncooperative parents.

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

> August 2004, Idaho Observer

>

> Illinois first to publicly jump on Bush's mental health bandwagon

>

> The Whitecoats are coming. Illinois parents should be very active

now lest

> their position be terminated by the state under child mental health

plan

> provisions passed last year

>

> CHICAGO -- The Illinois legislature has passed a law and

appropriated $10

> million to begin screening the state's children for mental illness,

the

> Illinois Leader reported July 23, 2004.

>

> The move gives Illinois the distinction of becoming the first state

to

> participate in President Bush's sweeping initiative announced last

June to

> assess the mental health of all Americans.

>

> " Finishing up a week of public forums, the members of the Illinois

> Children's Mental Health Partnership ended early in Chicago July 23

> following testimony from an overwhelming number of program

supporters who

> agree that mental health screening is needed for Illinois children

ages zero

> through 18, " reported The Leader.

>

> The " supporters " indicated in the paragraph above were largely

government

> employees, public health officials, pharmaceutical company

representatives

> and mental health professionals who treat psychological problems

with

> psychotropic drugs.

>

> The week-long forum was attended by many parents who were not so

supportive

> of the plan. They believe that a mandate to screen all Illinois

children,

> ages zero through 18 is an invasion of their rights as parents.

>

> " This program will not be voluntary, " Schneider of Champaign

told the

> task force. " No one will be exempt. If a family doesn't want to

accept the

> school's evaluation of their child's mental health, what recourse

will they

> have? "

>

> Typically, if parents defy state mandates concerning what it deems

to be

> proper parenting, the state's child protection apparatus will remove

> children from the home and initiate criminal prosecutions against

the

> uncooperative parents.

>

> The Leader reported that, " Schneider said he is very concerned that

> pharmaceutical companies will benefit tremendously from having an

explosion

> of young children diagnosed with hyperactivity or ADHD whose

parents are

> told that their children need Ritalin or another psychotropic drug. "

>

> State Representative Patti Bellock (R-Wheaton) was a co-sponsor to

the

> initiating legislation that passed last year, The Leader reported --

a

> subtle indication that the president's mental health screening

agenda has

> been in the planning for some time. Bellock justified passage of

the bill as

> being in keeping with the times. It was Bellock's opinion that

social

> stigmas attached to persons with mental problems in previous

decades was

> fading, and that the new mental health plan's intention is to

create an

> awareness of mental health needs in the state's children.

>

> In one sense, Bellock is correct as the Centers for Disease Control

and

> Prevention (CDC) estimates that one in six American children are

diagnosed

> as suffering a neurological or behavioral disorder. Stigmas will

naturally

> fade as mental disorders among the nation's children become the

rule rather

> than the exception.

>

> In a flyer entitled " Autism A.L.A.R.M. " released to the public in

January,

> 2004, the CDC cited the one-in-six statistic mentioned in the

previous

> paragraph along with an estimate that one in 166 American children

are

> currently being diagnosed as having an autism spectrum disorder.

>

> The world's leading epidemiological watchdog does not publicly

offer a

> theory as to why such epidemic numbers of children are becoming

permanently

> braindamaged at such a young age. Autism A.L.A.R.M. is described as

a " tool "

> to increase " surveillance " as a means to improve early detection so

> intervention with drugs can begin as soon as possible.

>

> Schneider wanted to know who is going to be expected to pay for all

this

> and, by what standards will children be determined mentally fit or

unfit and

> who will have the responsibility of determining who is mentally ill

and who

> will have the authority to make official diagnoses.

>

> The $10 million earmarked by the legislature is only the startup

capital for

> a program that could eventually cost billions. A report on the

progress of

> implementing the plan is due by September 30, 2004, per provisions

in the

> law signed by Governor Rod Blagojevich last year.

>

> The Leader commented that Bellock understands questions will likely

be

> raised as more people learn about the contents of the program. " I

am one of

> the appointed task force members, but I'm not familiar with all this

> contains, " Bellock explained, admitting that she had not taken the

time to

> read the entire report which explains the details of the plan she

> co-sponsored in the legislature with full knowledge that passage

will affect

> every child and every parent in her state of 12.2 million residents.

>

> Bellock recovered by recalling the Columbine shooting, which she

believes

> are connected to young people who are depressed and with low self-

esteem.

> She failed to mention that the Columbine shooters were on the same

> state-prescribed drugs with which administrators of her law intend

to treat

> the depressed children of Illinois.

>

> As a politician, Bellock is looking forward to interfacing with

concerned

> citizens. " There should be a lot of discussion and that's good to

get us to

> the place where we can find consensus, " she said.

>

> Consensus, of course, is submitting to the will of the state with

regard to

> identifying mental illness and drugging children.

>

> " The proposed plan says that depression affects a child's ability

to learn

> and increases their propensity for violence, alcohol and substance

abuse and

> other delinquent behaviors, " The Leader reported.

>

> The plan even calls for pregnant women to come in for an evaluation

and

> check back in sometime during the first year of their expected

baby's life.

>

> The plan also details how the mental health assessment will be

added to the

> state's physical examination certificate, along with mandatory

immunization

> records. All children in Illinois, unless religiously exempt, are

required

> to have up-to-date health examinations and immunizations for school

entry.

>

> Schneider commented that pulling your children from public school

is not

> likely to shelter them from the state's mandate. He also expressed

concern

> that an assessment of mental ill-health may be a judgment call on

the part

> of the person doing the judging.

>

> When a woman asked about how sexual orientation would be handled by

the

> program, she then began to cast aspersions on Catholics for the

Church's

> strong convictions regarding homosexuality.

>

> The exchange illuminates a serious issue. What if a gay or lesbian

> government employee is judging a child from a devoutly Catholic

home? Will

> the state label the child and prescribe mood-altering drugs to him

because

> he has been taught to believe homosexuality is an abomination?

>

> " We are here reviewing one of the largest recent attempts by the

state to

> subvert, devalue and undermine parental authority in

Illinois. 'Subvert'

> sounds harsh, and we recognize that many hours have been spent by

many

> well-meaning people to draft this 26 page plan. No disrespect is

meant, but

> our concerns must be presented, " , associate director of

> Concerned Women for America/Illinois told task force members today.

>

> was frustrated that the state legislation became law with

little or no

> fanfare or notice, even from conservative, pro-family lawmakers. She

> suggested at the end of today's testimony, " In summary, it is

neither

> beneficial to children, nor to taxpayers, to ask government

bureaucracies to

> set competency standards for mental health.

>

> " With some amount of lightheartedness, may I propose that the

mental health

> of the perpetrators of this concept be evaluated? "

>

> http://proliberty.com/observer/20040803.htm

>

> Home - Current Edition

> Advertising Rate Sheet

> About the Idaho Observer

> Some recent articles

> Some older articles

> Why we're here

> Subscribe

> Our Writers

> Corrections and Clarifications

> Hari Heath

> Vaccination Liberation - vaclib.org

> Randi Airola

> 517-819-5926

[Guest guest]

Please forward this to other lists.

> Came from another vaccine list: Everyone should read this, right

now it's

> only affecting IL.

>

> Message: 1

> Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 15:17:38 -0700

> From: " Kandi Lovgren " <kandi@M...>

> Subject: Removing Children from home

>

>

>

> Illinois first to publicly jump on Bush's mental health bandwagon

>

> " This program will not be voluntary, " Schneider of Champaign

told the

> task force. " No one will be exempt. If a family doesn't want to

accept the

> school's evaluation of their child's mental health, what recourse

will they

> have? "

>

> Typically, if parents defy state mandates concerning what it deems

to be

> proper parenting, the state's child protection apparatus

> will remove children from the home and initiate criminal

prosecutions

> against the uncooperative parents.

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

> August 2004, Idaho Observer

>

> Illinois first to publicly jump on Bush's mental health bandwagon

>

> The Whitecoats are coming. Illinois parents should be very active

now lest

> their position be terminated by the state under child mental health

plan

> provisions passed last year

>

> CHICAGO -- The Illinois legislature has passed a law and

appropriated $10

> million to begin screening the state's children for mental illness,

the

> Illinois Leader reported July 23, 2004.

>

> The move gives Illinois the distinction of becoming the first state

to

> participate in President Bush's sweeping initiative announced last

June to

> assess the mental health of all Americans.

>

> " Finishing up a week of public forums, the members of the Illinois

> Children's Mental Health Partnership ended early in Chicago July 23

> following testimony from an overwhelming number of program

supporters who

> agree that mental health screening is needed for Illinois children

ages zero

> through 18, " reported The Leader.

>

> The " supporters " indicated in the paragraph above were largely

government

> employees, public health officials, pharmaceutical company

representatives

> and mental health professionals who treat psychological problems

with

> psychotropic drugs.

>

> The week-long forum was attended by many parents who were not so

supportive

> of the plan. They believe that a mandate to screen all Illinois

children,

> ages zero through 18 is an invasion of their rights as parents.

>

> " This program will not be voluntary, " Schneider of Champaign

told the

> task force. " No one will be exempt. If a family doesn't want to

accept the

> school's evaluation of their child's mental health, what recourse

will they

> have? "

>

> Typically, if parents defy state mandates concerning what it deems

to be

> proper parenting, the state's child protection apparatus will remove

> children from the home and initiate criminal prosecutions against

the

> uncooperative parents.

>

> The Leader reported that, " Schneider said he is very concerned that

> pharmaceutical companies will benefit tremendously from having an

explosion

> of young children diagnosed with hyperactivity or ADHD whose

parents are

> told that their children need Ritalin or another psychotropic drug. "

>

> State Representative Patti Bellock (R-Wheaton) was a co-sponsor to

the

> initiating legislation that passed last year, The Leader reported --

a

> subtle indication that the president's mental health screening

agenda has

> been in the planning for some time. Bellock justified passage of

the bill as

> being in keeping with the times. It was Bellock's opinion that

social

> stigmas attached to persons with mental problems in previous

decades was

> fading, and that the new mental health plan's intention is to

create an

> awareness of mental health needs in the state's children.

>

> In one sense, Bellock is correct as the Centers for Disease Control

and

> Prevention (CDC) estimates that one in six American children are

diagnosed

> as suffering a neurological or behavioral disorder. Stigmas will

naturally

> fade as mental disorders among the nation's children become the

rule rather

> than the exception.

>

> In a flyer entitled " Autism A.L.A.R.M. " released to the public in

January,

> 2004, the CDC cited the one-in-six statistic mentioned in the

previous

> paragraph along with an estimate that one in 166 American children

are

> currently being diagnosed as having an autism spectrum disorder.

>

> The world's leading epidemiological watchdog does not publicly

offer a

> theory as to why such epidemic numbers of children are becoming

permanently

> braindamaged at such a young age. Autism A.L.A.R.M. is described as

a " tool "

> to increase " surveillance " as a means to improve early detection so

> intervention with drugs can begin as soon as possible.

>

> Schneider wanted to know who is going to be expected to pay for all

this

> and, by what standards will children be determined mentally fit or

unfit and

> who will have the responsibility of determining who is mentally ill

and who

> will have the authority to make official diagnoses.

>

> The $10 million earmarked by the legislature is only the startup

capital for

> a program that could eventually cost billions. A report on the

progress of

> implementing the plan is due by September 30, 2004, per provisions

in the

> law signed by Governor Rod Blagojevich last year.

>

> The Leader commented that Bellock understands questions will likely

be

> raised as more people learn about the contents of the program. " I

am one of

> the appointed task force members, but I'm not familiar with all this

> contains, " Bellock explained, admitting that she had not taken the

time to

> read the entire report which explains the details of the plan she

> co-sponsored in the legislature with full knowledge that passage

will affect

> every child and every parent in her state of 12.2 million residents.

>

> Bellock recovered by recalling the Columbine shooting, which she

believes

> are connected to young people who are depressed and with low self-

esteem.

> She failed to mention that the Columbine shooters were on the same

> state-prescribed drugs with which administrators of her law intend

to treat

> the depressed children of Illinois.

>

> As a politician, Bellock is looking forward to interfacing with

concerned

> citizens. " There should be a lot of discussion and that's good to

get us to

> the place where we can find consensus, " she said.

>

> Consensus, of course, is submitting to the will of the state with

regard to

> identifying mental illness and drugging children.

>

> " The proposed plan says that depression affects a child's ability

to learn

> and increases their propensity for violence, alcohol and substance

abuse and

> other delinquent behaviors, " The Leader reported.

>

> The plan even calls for pregnant women to come in for an evaluation

and

> check back in sometime during the first year of their expected

baby's life.

>

> The plan also details how the mental health assessment will be

added to the

> state's physical examination certificate, along with mandatory

immunization

> records. All children in Illinois, unless religiously exempt, are

required

> to have up-to-date health examinations and immunizations for school

entry.

>

> Schneider commented that pulling your children from public school

is not

> likely to shelter them from the state's mandate. He also expressed

concern

> that an assessment of mental ill-health may be a judgment call on

the part

> of the person doing the judging.

>

> When a woman asked about how sexual orientation would be handled by

the

> program, she then began to cast aspersions on Catholics for the

Church's

> strong convictions regarding homosexuality.

>

> The exchange illuminates a serious issue. What if a gay or lesbian

> government employee is judging a child from a devoutly Catholic

home? Will

> the state label the child and prescribe mood-altering drugs to him

because

> he has been taught to believe homosexuality is an abomination?

>

> " We are here reviewing one of the largest recent attempts by the

state to

> subvert, devalue and undermine parental authority in

Illinois. 'Subvert'

> sounds harsh, and we recognize that many hours have been spent by

many

> well-meaning people to draft this 26 page plan. No disrespect is

meant, but

> our concerns must be presented, " , associate director of

> Concerned Women for America/Illinois told task force members today.

>

> was frustrated that the state legislation became law with

little or no

> fanfare or notice, even from conservative, pro-family lawmakers. She

> suggested at the end of today's testimony, " In summary, it is

neither

> beneficial to children, nor to taxpayers, to ask government

bureaucracies to

> set competency standards for mental health.

>

> " With some amount of lightheartedness, may I propose that the

mental health

> of the perpetrators of this concept be evaluated? "

>

> http://proliberty.com/observer/20040803.htm

>

> Home - Current Edition

> Advertising Rate Sheet

> About the Idaho Observer

> Some recent articles

> Some older articles

> Why we're here

> Subscribe

> Our Writers

> Corrections and Clarifications

> Hari Heath

> Vaccination Liberation - vaclib.org

> Randi Airola

> 517-819-5926

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[Guest guest]

I quite often suspect the governement is suffering from menatl

illness, maybe someone should remove them.

A

> Came from another vaccine list: Everyone should read this, right

now it's

> only affecting IL.

>

> Message: 1

> Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 15:17:38 -0700

> From: " Kandi Lovgren " <kandi@M...>

> Subject: Removing Children from home

>

>

>

> Illinois first to publicly jump on Bush's mental health bandwagon

>

> " This program will not be voluntary, " Schneider of Champaign

told the

> task force. " No one will be exempt. If a family doesn't want to

accept the

> school's evaluation of their child's mental health, what recourse

will they

> have? "

>

> Typically, if parents defy state mandates concerning what it deems

to be

> proper parenting, the state's child protection apparatus

> will remove children from the home and initiate criminal

prosecutions

> against the uncooperative parents.

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

> August 2004, Idaho Observer

>

> Illinois first to publicly jump on Bush's mental health bandwagon

>

> The Whitecoats are coming. Illinois parents should be very active

now lest

> their position be terminated by the state under child mental

health plan

> provisions passed last year

>

> CHICAGO -- The Illinois legislature has passed a law and

appropriated $10

> million to begin screening the state's children for mental

illness, the

> Illinois Leader reported July 23, 2004.

>

> The move gives Illinois the distinction of becoming the first

state to

> participate in President Bush's sweeping initiative announced last

June to

> assess the mental health of all Americans.

>

> " Finishing up a week of public forums, the members of the Illinois

> Children's Mental Health Partnership ended early in Chicago July 23

> following testimony from an overwhelming number of program

supporters who

> agree that mental health screening is needed for Illinois children

ages zero

> through 18, " reported The Leader.

>

> The " supporters " indicated in the paragraph above were largely

government

> employees, public health officials, pharmaceutical company

representatives

> and mental health professionals who treat psychological problems

with

> psychotropic drugs.

>

> The week-long forum was attended by many parents who were not so

supportive

> of the plan. They believe that a mandate to screen all Illinois

children,

> ages zero through 18 is an invasion of their rights as parents.

>

> " This program will not be voluntary, " Schneider of Champaign

told the

> task force. " No one will be exempt. If a family doesn't want to

accept the

> school's evaluation of their child's mental health, what recourse

will they

> have? "

>

> Typically, if parents defy state mandates concerning what it deems

to be

> proper parenting, the state's child protection apparatus will

remove

> children from the home and initiate criminal prosecutions against

the

> uncooperative parents.

>

> The Leader reported that, " Schneider said he is very concerned that

> pharmaceutical companies will benefit tremendously from having an

explosion

> of young children diagnosed with hyperactivity or ADHD whose

parents are

> told that their children need Ritalin or another psychotropic

drug. "

>

> State Representative Patti Bellock (R-Wheaton) was a co-sponsor to

the

> initiating legislation that passed last year, The Leader reported -

- a

> subtle indication that the president's mental health screening

agenda has

> been in the planning for some time. Bellock justified passage of

the bill as

> being in keeping with the times. It was Bellock's opinion that

social

> stigmas attached to persons with mental problems in previous

decades was

> fading, and that the new mental health plan's intention is to

create an

> awareness of mental health needs in the state's children.

>

> In one sense, Bellock is correct as the Centers for Disease

Control and

> Prevention (CDC) estimates that one in six American children are

diagnosed

> as suffering a neurological or behavioral disorder. Stigmas will

naturally

> fade as mental disorders among the nation's children become the

rule rather

> than the exception.

>

> In a flyer entitled " Autism A.L.A.R.M. " released to the public in

January,

> 2004, the CDC cited the one-in-six statistic mentioned in the

previous

> paragraph along with an estimate that one in 166 American children

are

> currently being diagnosed as having an autism spectrum disorder.

>

> The world's leading epidemiological watchdog does not publicly

offer a

> theory as to why such epidemic numbers of children are becoming

permanently

> braindamaged at such a young age. Autism A.L.A.R.M. is described

as a " tool "

> to increase " surveillance " as a means to improve early detection so

> intervention with drugs can begin as soon as possible.

>

> Schneider wanted to know who is going to be expected to pay for

all this

> and, by what standards will children be determined mentally fit or

unfit and

> who will have the responsibility of determining who is mentally

ill and who

> will have the authority to make official diagnoses.

>

> The $10 million earmarked by the legislature is only the startup

capital for

> a program that could eventually cost billions. A report on the

progress of

> implementing the plan is due by September 30, 2004, per provisions

in the

> law signed by Governor Rod Blagojevich last year.

>

> The Leader commented that Bellock understands questions will

likely be

> raised as more people learn about the contents of the program. " I

am one of

> the appointed task force members, but I'm not familiar with all

this

> contains, " Bellock explained, admitting that she had not taken the

time to

> read the entire report which explains the details of the plan she

> co-sponsored in the legislature with full knowledge that passage

will affect

> every child and every parent in her state of 12.2 million

residents.

>

> Bellock recovered by recalling the Columbine shooting, which she

believes

> are connected to young people who are depressed and with low self-

esteem.

> She failed to mention that the Columbine shooters were on the same

> state-prescribed drugs with which administrators of her law intend

to treat

> the depressed children of Illinois.

>

> As a politician, Bellock is looking forward to interfacing with

concerned

> citizens. " There should be a lot of discussion and that's good to

get us to

> the place where we can find consensus, " she said.

>

> Consensus, of course, is submitting to the will of the state with

regard to

> identifying mental illness and drugging children.

>

> " The proposed plan says that depression affects a child's ability

to learn

> and increases their propensity for violence, alcohol and substance

abuse and

> other delinquent behaviors, " The Leader reported.

>

> The plan even calls for pregnant women to come in for an

evaluation and

> check back in sometime during the first year of their expected

baby's life.

>

> The plan also details how the mental health assessment will be

added to the

> state's physical examination certificate, along with mandatory

immunization

> records. All children in Illinois, unless religiously exempt, are

required

> to have up-to-date health examinations and immunizations for

school entry.

>

> Schneider commented that pulling your children from public school

is not

> likely to shelter them from the state's mandate. He also expressed

concern

> that an assessment of mental ill-health may be a judgment call on

the part

> of the person doing the judging.

>

> When a woman asked about how sexual orientation would be handled

by the

> program, she then began to cast aspersions on Catholics for the

Church's

> strong convictions regarding homosexuality.

>

> The exchange illuminates a serious issue. What if a gay or lesbian

> government employee is judging a child from a devoutly Catholic

home? Will

> the state label the child and prescribe mood-altering drugs to him

because

> he has been taught to believe homosexuality is an abomination?

>

> " We are here reviewing one of the largest recent attempts by the

state to

> subvert, devalue and undermine parental authority in

Illinois. 'Subvert'

> sounds harsh, and we recognize that many hours have been spent by

many

> well-meaning people to draft this 26 page plan. No disrespect is

meant, but

> our concerns must be presented, " , associate director of

> Concerned Women for America/Illinois told task force members today.

>

> was frustrated that the state legislation became law with

little or no

> fanfare or notice, even from conservative, pro-family lawmakers.

She

> suggested at the end of today's testimony, " In summary, it is

neither

> beneficial to children, nor to taxpayers, to ask government

bureaucracies to

> set competency standards for mental health.

>

> " With some amount of lightheartedness, may I propose that the

mental health

> of the perpetrators of this concept be evaluated? "

>

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<<<In a flyer entitled " Autism A.L.A.R.M. " released to the

public in January,

2004, the CDC cited the one-in-six statistic mentioned in

the previous

paragraph along with an estimate that one in 166 American

children are

currently being diagnosed as having an autism spectrum

disorder.

The world's leading epidemiological watchdog does not

publicly offer a

theory as to why such epidemic numbers of children are

becoming permanently

brain damaged at such a young age. Autism A.L.A.R.M. is

described as a " tool "

to increase " surveillance " as a means to improve early

detection so

intervention with drugs can begin as soon as possible.>>>>

I wonder what secret room the champagne is being uncorked

and toasts are being made that their drive to ruin our

children's health has been successful and has opened up a

whole new opportunity for the drug pushers. Don't think for

a minute there aren't people who know exactly what they've

done.

And what amazes me is that most people will not connect the

dots and see what has been done. I wonder if Palmer

will write a book about this.