Human Rights Group Calls for Action to Stop Widespread Use of Brain-Damaging Electroshock Treatment

Human Rights Group Calls for Action to Stop Widespread Use of Brain-Damaging Electroshock Treatment:

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (PRWEB) MARCH 11, 2016

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) has launched a public service announcement (PSA) warning about the documented risks of electroshock treatment. The PSA calls for survivors of the treatment, their families, healthcare professionals and others to urgently oppose the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) plan to reclassify the electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) device as low risk. CCHR was established in 1969 by the Church of Scientology and eminent psychiatrist, Prof. Thomas Szasz. It has been responsible for dozens of laws in the U.S. and around the world either implementing informed consent or a prohibition of ECT for some age groups.

CCHR charges that device makers should fulfill a mandate that the FDA gave them in 1979 to provide clinical evidence of safety and efficacy.[1] To date, this has not been done.

Court case could open DCYF to more scrutiny

Court case could open DCYF to more scrutiny | New Hampshire:

Attorney Rus Rilee has a unique perspective on the tragic child abuse cases that have prompted intense scrutiny of the state Division of Youth, Children and Families. 

Don't Leave Them Kids Alone: State Lawmakers Target Parents

Don't Leave Them Kids Alone: State Lawmakers Target Parents - ABC News:

Parents who fear the judgment of neighbors if they leave their kids alone at home or in a car may soon have more than a "tsk, tsk" to worry about in Rhode Island.

Ways and Means Passes Bipartisan Bill to Help Children in Foster Care

Ways and Means Passes Bipartisan Bill to Help Children in Foster Care - Ways and Means:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Ways and Means Committee voted to pass the Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children Act (H.R. 4472). The bipartisan bill, introduced by Ways and Means Committee Members Rep. Todd Young (R-IN) and Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL), requires states to implement the National Electronic Interstate Compact Enterprise (NEICE), a system that reduces the amount of time it takes to place foster children in the environment best suited for them.

Court rules four children must have vaccines after mother objects

Court rules four children must have vaccines after mother objects | UK news | The Guardian:
A family court judge has ruled that four children must be immunised after their Muslim mother refused consent because she said vaccines contained pork gelatine.

Laval couple pleads guilty to sexually assaulting foster children

Laval couple pleads guilty to sexually assaulting foster children - Montreal - CBC News:

Jacques Laporte, wife Micheline Charland Laporte plead guilty to sex-related charges dating back to 60s, 70s

Maine to require training of child abuse reporters

Maine to require training of child abuse reporters - The Eagle: Nation:

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A Maine bill requiring training for people mandated to report suspected child abuse is headed to Gov. Paul LePage for his potential signature.