Re: Suicide Number Three Killer of Children in Michigian

<rich.@> wrote in message news:aruvt1d8bh0tpiol61l4ttuffsdv0u7hln@xxxxxxxxxx
> On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 23:38:06 GMT, "JanD" <JanD@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Peter Bowditch" <myfirstname@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>news:nm8ut1tnuv1hve16ulssrlvc68tnlq5ilf@xxxxxxxxxx
>>> "JanD" <JanD@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>>http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060130/cgm035.html?.v=35
>>>>
>>>>Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network Raise Awareness
>>>>of
>>>>Youth Depression, Suicide Among Health Policy Leaders Throughout State
>>>>
>>>>Monday January 30, 10:14 am ET
>>>>Companies partner with national health policy magazine to combat suicide
>>>>as
>>>>the Number 3 killer of children in Michigan
>>>>
>>>>DETROIT, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Astoundingly, suicide is the Number 3
>>>>killer of children in Michigan*. And efforts to prevent youth suicide in
>>>>the
>>>>state are being strengthened because of a new education partnership 
>>>>forged
>>>>by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) and its HMO affiliate, 
>>>>Blue
>>>>Care Network (BCN) of Michigan, with a national mental health policy
>>>>magazine.
>>>
>>> Tragic.
>>>
>>> Now, Jan, what do you think should be done about this problem? Is the
>>> answer to deny these
>>> kids access to effective anti-depressant medication?
>>
>>There are any number of answers.
>
> Am I dreaming? Is Jan Drew actually trying to discuss this topic
> without her liar liar game?? Can this be a miracle from above? Praise
> the Lord!
>>
>>First off, antidepressants are not always effective with children and
>>adolescents and sometimes cause them to become suicidal.
>
> This is quite true. However more often than not antidepressants can be
> effective for depression and not cause them to be suicidal. Note that
> Jan Drew does not give an alternative to medication once the child is
> depressed.
>>
>>Parents not setting a good example. NOT listenting to the child. Not 
>>showing
>>LOVE!
>
> Certainly listening to a child and showing love are important. But
> once a child is depressed will this be enough to get them out of the
> depression or are antidepressants sometimes useful?
>>
>> NO Christian home principles.
>
> They have to be Christian home principles? How about Judeo-Christian
> principles?? Or is part of the Christian home principles calling Jews
> who reject Christ as the messiah, as being led by Satan.
>
>
>>NO discipline. Not enough time spent as a
>>family. Not enough parent supervision Too much time spent playing VICIOUS
>>video/computer games, blood and guts. Every thing GIVEN to them, before 
>>they
>>are ready. Not teaching them responsibility, including not teaching them 
>>to
>>work .Too many kids on DRUGS.
>
> Well all those ideas are fine and good but sometimes even when
> children are raised quite well they become depressed. Wonder if Jan
> Drew thinks that there is EVER a reason to prescribe antidepressants
> for a severely depressed child? Wonder if Jan could ever directly
> answer a question like that?
>>
>>Parents, like YOU, LYING!
>
> Oh, well. Just when I thought that Jan was doing so well in discussing
> the topic she reverts to her liar liar game. But let's give credit
> where credit is due. Jan Drew clearly made an attempt to discuss this
> topic without her usual attacking. She was doing so well until her
> last statement when she blew it.

Yep, three exchanges is all it takes to win my challenge, but in this case 
she didn't even get past the first. Sad that.
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