Data from the Centers for Disease Control reveal that there continues to be a significant increase in the number of school-age children on psychiatric medications to treat emotional or behavioral problems. A new health study shows that 7.5 percent of children between the ages of 6 and 17 are on psych meds based on data collected from interviews between 2011 and 2012 with parents of over 17,000 children. Read more…
VLA comment: That is about 3 children in every classroom.
Bombshell: 1 in 13 U.S. children take psychiatric drugs
A shocking new study facilitated by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics reveals that 1 in 13, or 7.5 percent of US children, are now on some type of psychiatric drug. Read more…