11 Most Controversial Psychological Experiments in History

History has been evidence of countless psychological experiments that have helped the humankind with its results. Some have adhered to the norms while others have been borderline unethical.

Today, there are strict rules that must be followed when conducting such psychological experiments.

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Illinois Lawmakers Search for Solutions for Children Stuck in Psychiatric Hospitals

Illinois lawmakers Tuesday heard testimony from nearly a dozen doctors and child welfare advocates describing circumstances facing children who languish in psychiatric hospitals even after they had been cleared for discharge — circumstances so harrowing that some children chose jail over another night at a psychiatric facility.

State Sen. Julie Morrison, a Democrat from Deerfield, called for the Senate Human Services Committee hearing following a ProPublica Illinois investigation that revealed that hundreds of children in care of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services spent weeks or months at a time locked in psychiatric hospitals after doctors had cleared them for release.

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State Sues East Hartford Social Worker, Company, Charging Medicaid Fraud

The state is suing an East Hartford-based clinical social worker, contending that she and her behavioral health company billed the state about $1.84 million for psychotherapy services that were never provided.

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LK Daily Report for 7/27/17 - Take the child and run...

Here are the headlines for today.  Check back soon!

This post could be updated at any time throughout the day.

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The body of the good Samaritan who was killed Friday while helping a stranded motorist won't be laid to rest until a judge can determine who has the right to bury him.

More >> Parents, CPS battle for burial rights to former foster child killed in Garland crash
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Rhode Island’s child welfare agency will be the subject of a House Oversight Committee hearing later Thursday. The state Department of Children, Youth and Families is under scrutiny for its handling of cases involving vulnerable children.

More >> Oversight Committee To Address DCYF’s Progress In Handling Of Children’s Cases
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The first people the state dispatches to the homes of potentially abused and neglected children in Palm Beach County are overworked and in some cases cutting corners, data show.

More >> Florida’s first responders to child abuse overwhelmed, inexperienced
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When the United Nations was deliberating on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities my friend, disability rights activist Robert Martin, proudly spoke of his own intellectual disability.

More >> Paul Gibson: We should be saying sorry to our Stolen Generations
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The B.C. government is being sued over allegations that a girl was wrongfully apprehended from her parents and then abused after being placed in foster care.

More >> Agency sues B.C. gov't after girl allegedly wrongfully apprehended, then abused in foster care
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Five words in Ohio law may force a Tennessee couple to give back a Butler County boy they legally adopted as a newborn two years ago to the boy's presumed biological father.

More >> Ohio Supreme court ruling puts adoption of toddler in limbo
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Ideally, in America, people would not be punished simply because they are poor. And yet we know the reality is that many systems and structures in society are designed so that people with money and influence can navigate life in ways that allows them to escape certain forms of punishment. This has been well documented in many instances like bail reform, punishment of the Wall Street bankers who helped create the 2008 economic crisis, and our current president, his son, and son-in-law who have clearly colluded with Russia to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election—despite their claims to the contrary.

More >> The new 'Jane Crow' in the foster care system separates children from their poor mothers

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A FOSTER brother of slain Brisbane schoolgirl Tiahleigh Palmer has admitted lying to police and a corruption watchdog during the investigation into the 12-year-old’s death.

More >> Murdered schoolgirl Tiahleigh Palmer’s foster brother admits lying during investigation

• Tiah's mother upset with Thorburn sentence

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Edinburgh, Scotland - Citizens Commission on Human Rights UK (CCHR UK) protested the Royal College of Psychiatry Annual Convention in Edinburgh carrying signs reading, "Stop Psychiatry Drugging Kids" and "Childhood is NOT a Mental Disorder."

More >> Psychiatry Drugs Children for Profit, Protestors Say

Renowned Harvard Psychologist Says ADHD Is Largely A Fraud

So it may be surprising for you to learn that Kagan believes the diagnosis of ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) is an invention which mainly benefits the pharmaceutical industry and psychiatrists.

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Maryland state agencies stop sending youths for treatment to Good Shepherd, group home

Two state agencies have placed a moratorium on sending youths in their custody to Good Shepherd Services, a Baltimore County residential treatment center cited by regulators for not providing proper supervision after one patient reported being sexually assaulted and others showed signs of overdose after taking medicine stolen from a medical cart.

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WATCHDOG: Louisiana children sent out of state for psychiatric care

Due to a lack of facilities that can meet mental and behavioral needs of children, Louisiana is sending her children to out-of-state facilities

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Many children in care denied mental health treatment, says report

Children in care are being denied access to mental health services in some cases because they have not got a stable placement, according to a report.

More >> Many children in care denied mental health treatment, says report

Gov. Doug Ducey signs bill to aid foster-kid health

Gov. Doug Ducey signed into a law a bill that requires quick access to behavioral-health services for kids in foster care.

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AZ Department of Child Safety cancels contract with psychologist married to convicted murderer

AZ Department of Child Safety cancels contract with psychologist married to convicted murderer

For years, Dr. Marta DeSoto has evaluated families for Arizona in child protection cases.

Under a state contract, the Department of Child Safety has paid the clinical psychologist a lot of money to do it – $410,000 in the past two fiscal years alone.

But what state officials didn’t know is that DeSoto was married to a convicted child murderer. A man she met while working in the state prison system.

The Dangerous Myth of the Bad Kid

The Dangerous Myth of the Bad Kid 

Dangerous Myth of the Bad Kid  : There are other ways of encouraging good behavior while building a child s sense of self-worth and preserving their dignity. A fundamental starting point is the belief that all children are innately good, deserving of unconditional positive regard, compassion, and respect.

Is Foster Care a Risk Factor for ADHD?

Is Foster Care a Risk Factor for ADHD?

Children in foster care were more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD and other behavioral disorders than other children on Medicaid, according to a large retrospective study of Medicaid claims data released here.

Children in foster care three times more likely to have ADHD diagnosis

Children in foster care three times more likely to have ADHD diagnosis

Researchers already knew that attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was the most common behavioral health diagnosis among children enrolled in Medicaid. A new study to be presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics 2015 National Conference & Exhibition in Washington, DC, found that children in foster care were three times more likely than others to have an ADHD diagnosis.

Explainer: what are false memories?

Explainer: what are false memories?

Recent media reports have raised questions over the therapy undergone by several people making allegations of historical sexual abuse against prominent public figures. In particular, it has been suggested that certain forms of therapy run a high risk of unintentionally generating false memories of sexual abuse. But why are there such fears around these kind of therapies?

American doctor believes parents kissing their children on lips is too sexual

American doctor believes parents kissing their children on lips is too sexual

A COMMENT by an american doctor who suggested parents kissing their children on the lips is too sexual, has gone viral - five years after it was made.

Oklahoma Legislature Puts Parental and Family Rights Over Politics with HB 1598

Oklahoma Legislature Puts Parental and Family Rights Over Politics with HB 1598

First Stone Ministries applauds Rep. Sally Kern and Sen. Josh Brecheen for introducing HB 1598, the Parental and Family Rights in Counseling Protection Act, to protect the right of parents and families to seek counseling from a mental health provider and/or faith-based counselor to overcome unwanted same-sex attractions (SSA) and/or sexual/gender identity confusion.

Child and Family Agency told to find therapy for teenage girl

Child and Family Agency told to find therapy for teenage girl

A judge has directed the Child and Family Agency to find suitable therapeutic services for a young teenager who has requested counselling since October.

Dr. Sujatha Ramakrishna: Let's not monkey around with kids' brains

Dr. Sujatha Ramakrishna: Let's not monkey around with kids' brains

Researchers at UW-Madison are preparing to use maternal deprivation to create a primate model of adversity-induced anxious and depressive disorders in human children. Led by Ned Kalin, they hope to discover new therapies by dissecting and analyzing the brains of baby monkeys who have been intentionally traumatized.

Key to the modern world – the sinister power of groupthink

Key to the modern world – the sinister power of groupthink

Those affected do not think for themselves, they take on their belief-system from others

Note: This is one of the many problems that we face when trying to wake people up to the fraud and abuses that take place within the wide spectrum of the Child Protective Industry.

In the Spotlight: Foster children deserve adequate psychiatric care

In the Spotlight: Foster children deserve adequate psychiatric care

Note: They act as if doping these kids up on psych meds is a privilege.

Foster children who are removed from their family of origin, placed in a relative’s or stranger’s home with limited to supervised visitation with parents once a week, and monitored by social workers, therapists, and court personnel, already pay the price for their parents’ mistakes. All aspects of removing a child and placing him or her in foster care are traumatic. Why should these children continue to pay for a situation they had no control over by being forced to wait for the care they so desperately need?