Parents of Children with Mental Illness

DANGEROUS LEGISLATION THAT WILL HURT KIDS

By stacy | June 11, 2015 |

CAN YOU IMAGINE AS A PARENT THAT YOUR CHILD WENT AND GOT MEDICATION FOR A MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE AND BY LAW, YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE INFORMED OR GIVE CONSENT? HERE ARE MY QUESTIONS – WHO IS LIABLE WHEN YOUR CHILD HAS A BAD REACTION TO THAT MEDICATION? WHO KNOWS WHAT YOUR CHILD CAN HANDLE,…

The New Mental Health Scare for Parents!

By stacy | June 3, 2015 |

In New Jersey, a law will soon be in the books that will cut parents out of mental health decisions. Noted in the MadInAmerica.com site, The Hoboken Patch and PolitickerNJ reported that the New Jersey State Senate has unanimously passed a bill that would allow teens to “consent” to psychiatric or psychological treatment of any…