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“Like” the Michigan Alliance for Special Education, Facebook Page; The Unvarnished Truth

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Folks- I am looking for every possible way to build the Michigan Alliance for Special Education Facebook page and effort….across Michigan,and even across the United States. The climate for children with special needs in Michigan and across the U.S. has not been this bad in more than forty years, Far too many legislators and Public […]

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7-Year-Old Gabriel Myers Never Had a Chance

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From CBS News in Florida: “After 7-Year-Old Gabriel Myers’ Suicide, Fla. Bill Looks to Tighten Access to Psychiatric Drugs” The issue with children in foster care being over medicated is a national problem and is the result of a critical shortage of pediatric psychiatrists and the reality of psychotherapy not being covered by insurance. The

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Michigan gets a “D” for devastating children with unmet psychiatric needs

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In response to the Detroit Free Press article: Newton Shootings Prompts Calls for Mental Health Reform My son could be Heather Tillman’s son. My son could be Liza Long’s son. But he isn’t. He is my son and has suffered his entire life in MI. A state that saw its psychiatric services destroyed by John

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