Use of Drugs to Restrain Kids in Mental Health Facilities Jumps 141%

by John-Michael Dumais, Childrens Health Defense: Critics called for an outright ban on chemical restraints in mental health facilities after a study showed a steep rise in the number of children being subjected to them. They cited the lack of informed consent and a culture of medicalization that leads to labeling, misdiagnosis and over-prescribing of […]