"Since we don't know the long-term effects of drugs such as Ritalin, it is important we investigate other causes for recurring behavioral problems. Americas children deserve the best...I believe this is just the beginning, and I am confident our children will be better off if the correlation between financial public incentives and the frequency of psychotropic drug use among schoolchildren is more fully understood," -U.S. Representative Robert W. Schaffer (R-Colorado)
"Clearly, this business of treating minds...has not policed itself, and has no incentive to put a stop to the kinds of fraudulent and unethical practices that are going on."
-U.S. Representative Patricia Schroeder (D-Colorado)
Rebecca Turner and her handsome son, Taylor. Rebecca has become a dear friend of Rev. Edmunds and the Rose Garden Children's Foundation. Rebecca, a hearing challenged mother, sought the assistance of the Foundation against coercion from a school in Georgia to drug her son, Taylor. Ms. Turner's website is below:
"Contrary to what is often claimed, no biochemical, anatomical, or functional signs have been found that reliably distinguish the brains of mental patients." Elliot S. Valenstein, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Michigan, in his book Blaming the Brain: The TRUTH About Drugs and Mental Health (Free Press, New York, 1998, page 125).
" All children exhibit ADHD-like behavior. Observe children right before recess, or riding on a bus heading to an exciting field trip, or anticipating a birthday party. Nothing short of strapping them down can keep them still. Healthy children have verve, zest for life that is exhibited in curiosity, excitement, enthusiasm, animation, vigor, and imagination."
Mrs. Bobbi Gagne- Mrs. Gagne is the director of the Sexual Assault Crisis Team of Vermont and aided in establishing the first shelter for male sexual assault victims in the country. She is a wonderful advocate for young people and a friend of the Rose Garden Children's Foundation