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Bad. Very Bad.

Here is a federal bill to ban funding for
TeenScreen:

http://thomas.loc.gov/home/gpoxmlc110/h2387_ih.xml

I can see why people feel that it is not a good idea, I'm against this type of testing being mandatory for our children but I wouldn't want to throw the baby out with the bathwater. There are aspects and ideas here that can be of benefit to our children they just need to be refined and reDEfined.
Thanks for posting!

About your comment on my argument being biased, uniformed and misleading you should dig in and find the real truth.
Thousands of children have been screened and given a diagnois by individuals who are not doctors. They are herded like cattle into rooms given a 10 minute screening and then in many cases told - they have OCD, or some other type of anxiety disorder, or phobia.
These are children. Children who are never given the chance to explain why they answer certain questions yes or no, all without a parent present.
Should we remove the civil rights of these children or parents? Should we allow millions of children to be labeled, with no proof these screenings work?
It is not a matter of debate, each person in this country has certain civil rights that must be protected at all cost, including OUR children.
Teresa Rhoades

Co-Founder of Parents Against TeenScreen

PS the lawsuit you spoke of is in Indiana not Michigan.

Thank you for pointing out the error, I had misread Michiana for Michigan, and I have made the correction.

Your bias is obvious even in your comment. One cannot be passionate about something without bias. I stated why I found your arguement to be misinformed here and stated my opinion on government legislating away civil rights here.
Your arguements would be better presented with links to sites that have proof of your allegations that "Thousands of children have been screened...and then in many cases told - they have OCD, or some other type of anxiety disorder, or phobia." It's the "thousands" and "many", without proof, that I have a problem with. I'm sorry you that you disagreed with my opinion however, I appreciate that you took the time to write and share yours.

Did someone say proof of "thousands"?

Here's a reference from 4 years ago that says ten thousand: http://www.namiscc.org/News/2003/Newsletters/Spring/McManVol5-10.htm

Here's a reference that says in Colorado over 350 youths were suicide screened using TeenScreen's survey. They found that over 50% were at risk of suicide and 71% screened positive for psychiatric disordersreferred.http://www.psychsearch.net/colorado.pdf

Here's a reference that shows the advisory board of TeenScreen is full of pharmaceutical ties:
http://www.teenscreentruth.com/Teenscreen_Advisory_Board.htm

There's plenty of references on the net if someone was inclined to learn about it.