Mental health expert blasts Big Pharma for over-prescribing of anti-depressants to children who just need counseling instead

Thursday, May 12, 2016
By Paul Martin

by: Amy Goodrich
NaturalNews.com
Thursday, May 12, 2016

Are we putting too much pressure on our kids? According to Natasha Devon, the UK government’s mental health expert, we are. Speaking at a meeting of the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference, which represents private school heads, she said that our children are in danger of being wrongly “medicalized” to treat depression symptoms when all they need is better counseling and less weight put on their shoulders.

According to ChildStats.gov, child depression has a significant impact on future life. It can affect school and work performance, impair peer and family relationships, and exacerbate the severity of other health conditions such as asthma and obesity.

In 2013, about 11 percent of U.S. children, aged between 12 and 17, experienced a major depressive episode. For adolescent girls, that number even went up to 16 percent.

Overmedicating our children

Natasha Devon has been working in schools since 2007 and has talked to as much as 500 students a week. She discusses topics such as body image, banter, bullying and mental health. While she claims that there will always be children who are “genetically destined” to have a mental illness, she concedes many are just responding to things happening to them.

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