TeenScreen Keeps its Locations Secret

Some may wonder just why the TeenScreen program keeps its locations a secret from parents. Maybe because they don't want the parents to know when and where their children will be screened. Also, it may be that the directors don't want the public to get hip to their schemes.

According to TeenScreen's director, Leslie McGuire, TeenScreen is fearful there will be an uprising against mental health screening (quite correctly), therefore TeenScreen refuses to divulge their locations. At any rate, see what one of the directors of the TeenScreen program once said:

"We generally don't divulge that information. Some sites want to share where they are and they want to connect people but generally we don't make that list public and that's so that they don't get swamped with lots of questions from people — you know — instead of coming to us where this is our job and we're paid to do that and it's also so they don't get targeted by some of these anti-screening groups."

Listen to her statement here: Leslie McGuire Speaks

Is there really a need for mental health screening?

Some would say that there is a dire need to screen America's teens for mental illness, but when all aspects of the issue are examined, there are more risks than benefits. For the sake of the argument, the TeenScreen program has been widely proclaimed as a breakthrough method of tracking down mental illness before it gets out of hand. But what is it really? As discussed in previous articles on this site, the TeenScreen project is nothing more than a scheme by the pharmaceutical companies to cash in on America's hardworking families.

The tests are given by computers, not humans specializing in mental health, and there is a false positive rate of well over 90%! When a child receives a false positive result, he or she is labeled as "Mentally Ill" and are immediately put onto psychiatric drugs like Zoloft, Paxil, Xanax, and more. These drugs are known to produce suicidal and homicidal side effects! The program boasts its ability to identify suicidal teens. We would have to agree, if their way of "identifying" suicidal teens is by CREATING suicidal teens. Because that's all they really do.

So, is there a need for mental health screening in schools? Possibly in the RAREST of occasions, but not in any usual school.

Paxil Not Safe for Children & Teens

In 2003, the FDA broadcast a warning about the dangers of teens and children using Paxil, an antidepressant drug. But still the TeenScreen program and its pharmaceutical sponsors force children and teens to take Paxil (among other drugs) under the presumption that they (the teens) are mentally ill. But considering the public warning below posted by the FDA, it leaves you to wonder: Who really IS mentally ill?

FDA Warning of 2003
IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT PATIENTS TAKING PAXIL (paroxetine hydrochloride) DO NOT SUDDENLY DISCONTINUE USE OF THE DRUG. ANY CHANGES MUST TAKE PLACE UNDER MEDICAL SUPERVISION. More on the warning here

Deceitful Laurie Flynn: TeenScreen Director

You'll be amazed at how unprofessional TeenScreen directors and key players act while not being watched. Case in point, Ms. Laurie Flynn, TeenScreen Director. An email by Laurie Flynn was obtained and made public. See how Ms. Laurie Flynn feels about the children, and the TeenScreen programs manupulative ways. Flynn, well connected to pharmaceutical companies through NAMI, now works diligently through the media and her connections in Washington, DC, to expand TeenScreen using every possible avenue. One of the tactics, which was contrived by one of TeenScreen’s PR firms, is to keep track of teen suicides all over the country and then write letters to the editors of those local newspapers to market TeenScreen and take advantage of vulnerable communities in mourning. Flynn has “authored” most of those letters and comes across as very professional and caring in these letters. However, this is how she really talks with fellow marketing allies.

Laurie Flynn's Email -
“I'm looking for a horse to ride in here! ... I need to get some kids screened—if the schools are a road block we are interested in community organizations. Next week we are talking with the Boys and Girls Club in Pinellas. ...I also think we should see if local agencies or businesses could be engaged in ‘community screenings.’ Issue here is assuring the link to follow-up…”

—Laurie Flynn, from an email to Jim McDonough

Interview with a Columbine Shooting Victim

The Columbine shooters were both on psychological drugs. A tragic ending.

Encouraging Positivity to Ward Off Teen Depression

Remember: If your child seems depressed, do not leave it to the schools and the teenscreen program to figure out the problem! Your child will end up on mind-numbing drugs and suicidal...

Teenagers can quite be vulnerable. After all, they're in a stage when peer pressure is influential. They tend to be idealistic, expecting perfection from themselves, from others and the world. They may feel like they have to keep up with so many rules and standards. Until they may fail to keep up, and this could lead to frustration, and eventually teen depression. It is an awkward stage indeed- the teenage years. It is a transition period, and oftentimes a teenager could be at a loss. One primary issue is the search for identity. Such is crucial and this can be a struggle.

Emotional hang-ups are often a major concern among teenagers. And this would be where parents come in. What are parents for but to guide and protect and not only to provide. Parents serve as role models to their children, and this is a very significant responsibility. It's often not what parents preach that teenagers follow, but what parents do, and what they are. In the teenage years, one might be taken aback by problems and issues of adolescence. These can lead to teen depression. Teenagers are in that stage when they are molding themselves and their attitude. It doesn't come so easy until one is able to define themselves.

It is in fact a trial and error method, hit and miss. Problems can crop up in the whole process and there is the inevitability of emotional growing pains. These can make one susceptible to teen depression. Parents must strive to lift off the heavy weight that their teenager may harbor. It would not so much be in nagging or preaching, but in being positive. When one has a positive outlook, they would be buoyant and confident. They're ready to face life head on and anticipating only what is best. When parents are like this, their positive energy can rub off on their children.

Positivity is contagious, as often said. And so their children would become positive people, too. That even though problems arise, they are confident that they can keep up with the challenge. They would not easily back down or get discouraged. Positive energy would pull them up in confidence rather than sinking into teen depression. A teenager may have self-esteem issues. This owing to peer pressure, or perhaps due to their upbringing as well. This is where parents must strive to encourage their children to believe in themselves. To be confident in their own capabilities and to cultivate their own talents.

It could be a tough world being in the arena of teenagers. Competition can be stiff, and one could be exposed to criticism. A sensitive and unconfident teenager may find it arduous to struggle in such an environment. But parents ought to be there to dispel the negative energy that their children carry. It's all about positivity and inculcating them on to children until they become stable adults. This is to prevent any damage that might be caused on the children's self-esteem during adolescence. Only then can they become better individuals and able, mature and well-rounded adults in the future.

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Teen Depression Facts and Myths

Depression is a mental health disorder that can have a serious effect on a person's life. Although it can affect people of all ages, it can be especially tough for a teenager to deal with. While it's normal for a teen to act out or be moody at times, depression is different and isn't something to be shrugged off. Untreated depression can lead to the increased possibility of risky behavior, including alcohol or drug abuse, and even suicide.

In the United States, approximately 20% of teens will experience some form of depression before they reach the age of 18, but it's important to know that depression is a very treatable disorder. Through awareness and education, teens will be more likely to receive the proper treatment. One of the ways to bring about greater awareness is by debunking the myths commonly associated with depression.

Myth: Teens don't really get depressed. It's just hormones or moodiness.

While it's true that bouts of sadness or occasional moodiness can be part of the teen years, these moods usually pass quickly. But when feelings of intense sadness linger for several weeks, it may be a sign of clinical depression. Some other signs of clinical depression include:

• A loss of interest in things they normally enjoy
• Persistent sadness, frequent bouts of crying or tearfulness
• Lack of interest in personal hygiene
• Changes in appetite (either overeating or lack of appetite)
• Changes in sleep patterns, either oversleeping or insomnia
• Frequent irritation or bursts of anger
• Acting out, such as getting into trouble at school
• Alcohol or drug use

Myth: Teens who get depressed are only making excuses. They just need to toughen up and pull themselves together.

This type of thinking will only make the depression worse. Depression is not a sign of weakness; it's a very real and treatable disorder.

Myth: Talking about depression will only make it worse.

Talking with a trained therapist will help them find positive ways to deal with their emotions, work on coping and communication skills, and develop better ways to handle relationships. If it's necessary, medication may be prescribed by a physician to help them cope. Whether it's therapy, or a combination of therapy and medication, teens can find relief from depression and get their lives back.

If you feel your teen is experiencing depression, let them know that help is available and that you are there to support them. With proper help and attention, things can get better.

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7 year old Drug-Induced Suicide

*St. Petersburg Times
A Times Editorial
May 12, 2009

A little boy in foster care is dead by his own hand, but a poorly
functioning child welfare system also is responsible. Last month,
7-year-old Gabriel Myers hanged himself on an extendable shower hose
while in a South Florida foster home. At the time he was taking a
combination of psychotropic medications, one of which carries a warning
that it might lead to suicidal behavior in children. State law was
ignored in giving the child the medicines without consent from his
mother or a judge. In the final outrage, this child was given risky
drugs but not the intense attention he so obviously needed.

St. Petersburg Times staff writer Kris Hundley reported that at the time
of his death, Gabriel was taking Vyvanse, an ADHD drug, and Symbyax, a
combination antipsychotic and antidepressant, which warns of heightened
suicide risk in children particularly when first prescribed.

Six times, Gabriel's caseworker had documented that the Department of
Children and Families had parental consent for the medication. But there
was no such consent. Gabriel's mother signed a general medical
authorization on the same day she was found unconscious in her car with
powder cocaine, crack and oxycodone in her possession. But when a child
is in state custody, a parent must give explicit consent after being
"expressly informed" about changes in a child's medication, including
being told of medications' benefits and risks and about alternative
treatments.

That never happened in Gabriel's case, and it appears this case is not
unique. It has been a common practice for DCF workers and physicians to
fail to obtain parental consent when a psychotropic drug is for a
nonpsychotherapeutic use, under the mistaken impression that the law
didn't require it.

And foster care advocates say that DCF's internal records are abysmal in
tracking children taking psychotropic medications. This also suggests
that proper consents are not being obtained.

DCF Secretary George Sheldon is responding appropriately to Gabriel's
tragic death. He is closing the loophole that allowed the prescribing of
mood-altering drugs without parental consent. He has named an impressive
committee to investigate Gabriel's death and make recommendations.
Sheldon also made public the details of Gabriel's situation rather than
try to cover up DCF's failings. That alone bodes well for an honest
accounting and a sincere desire to reform.

But to prevent a similar situation, Sheldon will have to look beyond a
caseworker's failure to inform a parent and address a system's failure
to adequately meet Gabriel's needs.

Gabriel said he had been a victim of sexual abuse before moving to
Florida, which means he should not have been placed in any foster home
where there were small children present. As Gabriel started engaging in
inappropriate touching, he was bounced from one foster placement to
another to protect other children. This kind of shuffling can add trauma
to a child who is already at risk.

Gabriel also didn't receive all the behavioral therapy he needed, and he
lost the therapist with whom he had established a relationship. Sheldon
noted that in the days before his suicide Gabriel changed medications,
moved to a new foster home and received a new therapist.

Sheldon has it right when he says that Gabriel's death "ought to mean
something." State law needs to be followed when prescribing medication
for children in foster care. And particularly when it comes to damaged
children, there has to be a recognition that drugs are no substitute for
basic human care and attention.

Exclusive: An Actual TeenScreen Survey

Review these questions carefully and see what is on the actual survey. Keep in mind that when these children taking these survey score a false positive, they are labeled as mentally ill and put on mind-altering psychiatric drugs. Would YOU (as a parent or guardian), pass this Teen Screen test?
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Diagnostic Predictive Scales DPS-8 (Youth)

1. “This interview (survey) is designed to be used by qualified professional as an aid to diagnosis. It is not a substitute for a thorough clinical evaluation”.



1. “Who spent the most time taking care of you in the past 3 months?:

Both parents

Mother, only

Father, only

Grandparents (s)

Sister/brother

Aunt/uncle

Foster parents

Other adult”

2. “In the last three months did you have trouble seeing the chalkboard”?

3. “Do you wear glasses”?

4. “Have you seen an eye doctor about this”?

5. “In the last three months….did you have a toothache”?

6. “Have you seen a dentist about this”?



SECTION A

1. “In the last three months….have you often felt very nervous and uncomfortable when you have been with a group of children…say, in the lunchroom at school or at a party”?

2. “Have you often felt very nervous when you had to do things in front of people”?



SECTION B

1. “For this question, I want to know if you have ever had a sudden attack of feeling very afraid. In the kind of attack, I mean someone becomes very afraid even though there is nothing around them to frighten them. Sometimes they feel they can’t breathe…sometimes their heart beats very fast. The attacks come on very suddenly, then goes away, but they get afraid that the attacks might come back. In the last three months have you had an attack when all of a sudden you felt you were very afraid or strange”?

2. “Have you had a time when you were suddenly feeling like you were suffocating or you couldn’t breathe”?

3. “Do you have asthma”?

4. “The only time you felt afraid or couldn’t breathe was when you were having an asthma attack”?



SECTION C

5. “In the last three months….Have often worried a lot before you were going to play a sport or game or some other activity Have you had a lot of headaches”?

6. “In the last three months have you had other aches and pains”?

7. “Are you the kind of person who is often very tense, or finds it very hard to relax”?



SECTION D

8. “Some young people have times when one thought comes into the mind over and over again. When people have these thoughts they usually get upset, because the thoughts are strange. No matter how hard they try the thoughts keep on coming back.

Now I am going to ask you if you have had thoughts like these in the last three months. Have you had to count things over and over again? Or make yourself do things a certain number of times”?

9. “In the last three months…was there a time when you washed your hands or body over and over again or changed your clothes many times each day because you thought they were dirty”?

10. “Have you often felt you should check on things over and over again? For example: checking that the front door is locked…or the stove is turned off or that something else was done, though you knew it had been done”?



11. “In the last three months….have you often worried that things you touch are dirty or have germs”?

12.“Have you had any other thoughts that kept coming into your mind over and over again that you couldn’t get rid of”?

1. “In the last three months…

Have you done things like counting, checking, washing, over and over again because you like to do these things”?

2. “Have you done these things like counting, checking, washing, over and over again, only because you’ve been told by someone else to make sure that you’ve done them right”?

3. “In the last three months…

Have you wished you could stop yourself doing things like counting, checking or washing over and over again”?

11. “Have you spent a lot of time each day doing things like counting, checking or washing over and over again…say, for as long as an hour”?



SECTION E



12. “In the last three months…

Has there been a time when nothing was fun for you and you just weren’t interested in anything”?

13. “Has there been a time when you had less energy than you usually do”?

14. “Has there been a time when you felt you couldn’t do anything well or that you weren’t as good-looking or as smart as other people”?

15. “In the last three months…

Has there been a time when you thought seriously about killing yourself”?

16. “Have you tried to kill yourself in the last year”?

17. “Has there been a time when doing even the little things made you feel really tired”?

18. “In the last three months…

Has there been a time when you couldn’t think as clearly or as fast as usual”?



“I have just asked you about the last three months. Now, I want you to think about the last year”.



SECTION F



19. “The next questions are about you use of alcohol-beer, wine, wine coolers, or hard liquors like vodka, gin or whiskey. Each can or bottle of beer, glass of wine or wine cooler, shot of liquor, or mixed drink with liquor it it counts as one drink.

In the last year…Have you had six or more drinks”?

20. “Did you get in trouble with the police when you were drunk or because you had been drinking”?

21. “In the last years…

Did you get into arguments with your family or friends because of drinking”?

22. “Did you miss school to go drinking or because you were hung over”?



SECTION G

23. “In the last year…

Have you used marijuana six or more times”?

This would be a normal affirmative as it is a likely chance that many “normal” adolescents today would use marijuana six times or more in a year.



24. “Did you miss school to use marijuana or because you were too high

on marijuana to go to school”?

25. “In the last year…

Did you get into arguments with your friends and family because you were using marijuana”?



SECTION H

26. “Have you used any opiates to get high. This includes things like codeine, Demerol, morphine, percodan, methadone, Darvon, opium, Delaudid, Talwin and so on”.

“In the last year…

Have you used any of these to get high””?

27. Have you used any kind of hallucinogen? This includes LSD or “acid”, mescaline, peyote, DMT, psilocybin and so on. Have you used one of these?

28. In the last year…

“Have you used stimulants or amphetamines…like speed, diet pills, Benzedrine, methamphetamine or anything like that to get high”?

29. “Have you used cocaine or ‘crack’?”

30. “In the last year…Have you used heroin”?

31. “Have you used PCP or “Angel Dust”?

32. “In the last year…Have you used ecstasy”?

33. “Have you used any inhalants…like glue, cleaning fluid, gasoline or paint to get high”?



34. “How often did your parents feel worried or concerned about the way you were feeling or acting?

a. A lot of the time

b. Some of the time

c. Hardly ever

d. Not at al”

35. “Were they worried or concerned because of:

a. You were feeling anxious or worried?

b. You were feeling sad or depressed?

c. Problems with your behavior?

d. Problems with alcohol or drugs?

e. Other things you did?

36. How often did you parents get annoyed or upset with you because of the way you were feeling or acting?

a. A lot of the time

b. Some of the time

c. Hardly ever

d. Not at all

37. Were they annoyed or upset because of:

a. You were feeling anxious or worried?

b. You were feeling sad or depressed?

c. Problems with your behavior?

d. Problems with alcohol or drugs?

e. Other things you did?

38. How often were you not able to do things or go places with your family because of the way you felt or acted?

a. A lot of the time

b. Some of the time

c. Hardly ever

d. Not at all



39. Were you not able to do things or go places because:

a. You were feeling anxious or worried?

b. You were feeling sad or depressed?

c. Problems with your behavior?

d. Problems with alcohol or drugs?

e. Other things you did?



40. How often did the way you were feeling or acting make it difficult to do your schoolwork or cause problems with your grades?

a. A lot of the time

b. Some of the time

c. Hardly ever

d. Not at all

41. Did you have problems with your schoolwork or grades because of:

a. You were feeling anxious or worried?

b. You were feeling sad or depressed?

c. Problems with your behavior?

d. Problems with alcohol or drugs?

e. Other things you did?



42. How often were your teachers annoyed or upset with you because of the way you were feeling or acting?

a. A lot of the time

b. Some of the time

c. Hardly ever

d. Not at all



43. Were you teachers annoyed or upset because of:

a. You were feeling anxious or worried?

b. You were feeling sad or depressed?

c. Problems with your behavior?

d. Problems with alcohol or drugs?

e. Other things you did?



44. How often did the way you were feeling or acting make you feel bad or feel upset?

a. A lot of the time

b. Some of the time

c. Hardly ever

d. Not at all



45. Did you feel bad or upset because of:

a. You were feeling anxious or worried?

b. You were feeling sad or depressed?

c. Problems with your behavior?

d. Problems with alcohol or drugs?

e. Other things you did?



46. Have you been to see someone at a hospital, or at a clinic because of the way you were feeling or acting?

a. yes

b. no

47. Did you go to see someone because of:

a. You were feeling anxious or worried?

b. You were feeling sad or depressed?

c. Problems with your behavior?

d. Problems with alcohol or drugs?

e. Other things you did”?

END

Drug Induced Murder in a loving family

Seventeen days after taking his first dose of Prozac, Kurt Danysh shot and killed his father, the one person he loved most in the world, by firing a shotgun blast into his head. The shooting was a complete shock and made no sense to anyone who knew Kurt and his father. Kurt had no history of violence prior to taking Prozac. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to 22.5 to 60 years in prison. Finally, in 2004, eight years after Kurt's conviction, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recognized that SSRI antidepressants, including Prozac, can cause suicidal and/or violent behavior particularly in adolescents and children, and in 2005 has required a "black box" warning on all antidepressants. Additionally, it has been discovered that Eli Lilly & Co. (manufacturer of Prozac) knew about and concealed information as far back as 1988 linking Prozac to violent behavior.

No Justice for Nikki

Nikki was a vibrant 16 year old high school sophomore. Nikki had her whole life ahead of her. Her parents had planned to send her to one of the best colleges in their state. But Nikki never made it to college. In fact, Nikki never made it to the end of her sophomore year. Soon after being diagnosed as mentally ill, Nikki was prescribed several anti-psychotic drugs to help "heal" her perceived mental illness. And just as quickly, the light in Nikki's eyes started to dwindle, the innocence in her face turned gloomy. Five months after Nikki started on the medicine prescribed by doctors after taking the TeenScreen survey. Nikki was dead. A victim of a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head. In her suicide note she said: "I never thought I was crazy, but the doctors said I was. The medicine they gave me made my head hurt and I began to hear voices telling me to kill myself and spare my parents the pain of having a crazy daughter. Mom, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to turn out crazy. Maybe you and dad can have a better child. One better than me..." With those words, Nikki ended her life.

Another victim of TeenScreen

Virginia Tech Shooter on Psych drugs

The fact remains that the Teen Screen program fosters false positive results, inevitably landing unaware children, teens, and young adults on psychiatric medications such as prozac, paxil, zoloft, and more. The side effects can be DEADLY. Watch this touching video clip that talks about many people, young and old, who have turned violent while on drugs that were supposed to help them. One such person is the Virginia Tech shooter who claimed so many innocent lives.

Shocking Facts

If you are still one of those parents who do not think TeenScreen is "all that bad", take a look at these shocking facts that are the end result of a false positive result on the Teen Screen survey. Remember, it's highly likely that your adolescent normal teen will get a false positive and then put on some serious psychiatric drugs:

Did you know that:

• Eight out of 13 U.S. school shootings were committed by teens taking psychotropic drugs known to cause violent and suicidal behavior.

• At least five teens responsible for school massacres had undergone a psychiatric program called “anger management” or other psychological behavior modification programs such as “death education.”

• For decades, schools around the world have used “death education,” a psychological experiment in which the children are made to discuss suicide, what they would like placed in their coffins, and made to write their own epitaphs in an effort to “get kids more comfortable with death.” Anger management aims at stopping aggressive or violent behavior but virtually no reliable information exists to prove it can eliminate the problem. In one class, a boy beat up a classmate so badly that six days later the boy was still in the hospital.

• 18-year-old Eric Harris (right) and 17-year-old Dylan Klebold took “anger management,” “death education” and psychiatric drugs. As students at Columbine High School, Colorado, they were asked to imagine their own death. After that “exercise” Harris had a dream where he and Klebold went on a shooting rampage in a shopping center. In addition to attending these classes, Harris was taking an antidepressant drug known to cause violent behavior. He even wrote about his killing spree dream and handed it in to the psychology teacher. Not long after, Harris and Klebold acted out the dream by shooting and killing 12 students and a teacher, and wounding 23 others.

• On May 21, 1998, in Oregon, USA, 14-year-old Kip Kinkel shot and killed his parents and then went on a wild shooting spree at his high school, which left two dead and 22 injured. He was taking a psychiatric drug and had undergone a psychological “anger management” program.

• April 16, 1999: Notus, Idaho: 15-year-old Shawn Cooper fired two shotgun rounds in his school narrowly missing students; he was taking a mix of antidepressants.

• May 20, 1999, Conyers, Georgia: 15-year-old T.J. Solomon was being treated with a mix of antidepressants when he opened fire on and wounded six of his classmates.

• March 7, 2000, Williamsport, Pennsylvania: 14-year-old Elizabeth Bush was on the antidepressant Prozac when she blasted away at fellow students wounding one.

• March 22, 2001, El Cajon, California: 18-year-old Jason Hoffman was on two antidepressants, Effexor and Celexa, when he opened fire at his high school, wounding five. Hoffman had also undergone an “anger management” program.

• April 10, 2001: Wahluke, Washington: 16-year-old Cory Baadsgaard took a rifle to his high school, and held 23 classmates and a teacher hostage. Cory had been on a high dose of an antidepressant.

• March 21, 2005: 16-year-old Native American school shooter Jeff Weise was the 8th school shooter who had been taking a mind-altering antidepressant. He killed 9 people, injured about 10 others before shooting himself.
  

Jake's Diary

Dear Diary,

I honestly think it's stupid to write in a diary. After all, diary writing is for girls. But my counselors told me that students "like me" with mental issues need to record their feelings. So here I go:

It all started when my parents started fighting. My stupid dad cheated on my mom and she found out about it. Man! I was so mad at him. How could he take that beautiful woman that God gave him and toss her out with the garbage...? Anyways, he started on my case, and it made me depressed. I couldn't sleep at home, so I slept at school. I couldn't eat at home, and pure worry about my mom, caused my stomach to feel not hungry.

I became angry every time I saw her cry and angrier when I saw him in town one day with his girlfriend. I confronted him when he came home and told him how I felt. I wanted him dead. Then one day I get called to the office and the counselor gives me this form to fill out. I said NO WAY whatever! But they gave me a free movie ticket to go see anything I wanted to see. I took the survey.

Later I was contacted at home by a doctor of So called Medicine and Psychiatry. My mom was very worried, but I assured her: "There's nothing wrong with me, Mom!" Or at least I thought there wasn't. A week later I was on these kick ass drugs that make me feel invincible. I almost feel strong enough to take on my dad. He's going to pay for what he did to us. I'll make sure of that.

Anyways, I'm getting tired of writing... These meds make me numb in the brain. I can't stop thinking about hurting my dad more now. Maybe the test was right. Maybe I do have a mental problem. Who knows. I'm going to go get a drink now. A glass of booze and a pill makes me fly. And I like that feeling. At least I don't have to hear my mom crying.

Peace out,
Jake

Not Worth It!

There hasn't been any scientifically credible studies found that can prove that each or any child for that matter, may have suicidal tendencies. If the child wanted to commit suicide or had any thoughts of committing suicide, wouldn't it be better to sit down as a family and figure out why this is and what they are feeling instead of drugging them up then shut them up and out?

Our children should be vibrant and full of life. These drugs prescribed by the Teen Screen sponsors only make them tired, withdrawn, and possibly sadder than what they were at first.

Is it worth it?

Teen Suicide and Teen Screen

Nearly 2/3 of teens that attempt suicide exhibit some signs of suicide. Teen Screen is supposed to help or assist parents in screening their teens that may have some of these potential signs to stop any harm to themselves. Some of these screens are being done throughout many schools after George Bush's recommendations through the Freedom Commission.

Teens everywhere are being diagnosed with one or more of the 400 mental disorders through the supposed manual of diagnostic and statistical disorders. Some of these disorders range from sleeping and reading disorders, to fictitious defiant disorders; which in many cases the teen will have to be on some type of medication to help to treat this disorder.

Not all of these disorders lead to suicide. In many situations, once these disorders are treated the teens will and can be very productive. Some of these teens just need someone that they can trust to talk to. Misdiagnosing a teen can cause a serious problem and turn a adolescent's life upside down. Teen Screen is the culprit. Don't trust it.