TeenScreen - Controversial and Unscientific

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Petition here: http://www.petitiononline.com/TScreen/petition.html

National Public Radio: "This is a program that has some very vocal critics. They say Teenscreen usurps parental authority, sends kids to therapy who might not need it and they say the program encourages families to put adolescents on antidepressant drugs."

THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
January 22, 2007
Local public schools have resisted TeenScreen. San Francisco Unified School District, for example, passed on TeenScreen because it can generate false positives and drain counseling resources, said spokeswoman Gentle Blythe.

The Washington Post
June 16, 2006
"There is weak evidence that screening can distinguish people who will commit suicide from those who will not...And screening inevitably leads to treating some people who do not need it.".
—Ned Calonge
Chairman, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Chief Medical Officer,
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

The National Journal
May 20, 2006
"We are still very much groping in the dark, but we know more than we did 25 years ago."
—Laurie Flynn
Executive Director
TeenScreen

The Washington Post
June 16, 2006
"By and large, brief diagnostic tests -- especially doing broad screening in children -- are not well validated, and one has to be concerned about missing real illness or, conversely, interpreting transient life troubles as a mental illness requiring intervention... if your instrument is poor, or you don't know how to intervene to prevent a condition like suicide, there is actually a risk of harm. Besides cost and intrusiveness, there is a risk of harm in terms of stigmatization, but also interventions that backfire."
—Steven E. Hyman
Provost at Harvard University,
Former director of the National Institute of Mental Health

The Minnesota Daily
February 2, 2006
"Moreover, the test has a disorder label for the most ordinary of behaviors, having technical terms for simple laziness and arguing with parents, both qualities that most children and young adults have experienced at some point."
—Editorial

The Philadelphia Inquirer
February 9, 2006
"We're going to screen these kids, slap a label on them, and then what?"
—Joseph Rogers
President of the Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania

Indianapolis Star
September 18, 2005
A history of giving the test to some students without parental permission, has put TeenScreen in the hot seat. Friday, a lawsuit outlining these complaints was filed in federal court in the Northern District of Indiana in South Bend by a Northern Indiana couple and their 16-year-old daughter. They charge that the test violates parental and child rights at federal and Indiana levels and invades privacy.

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TeenScreen - Controversial and Unscientific

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  • this looks like a ...

    this looks like a real movie trailer! awesome!

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  • that would have ...

    that would have been an awsome movie to bad it might not happen

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  • I think that they ...

    I think that they casted superman pretty well but Batman not so. and his costume isn't very good I'm more partial to the animated batman's justice league and batman the animated series. they represent him really well there. Other then that good story.

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  • His name is Michael ...

    His name is Michael O'Hearn. He was on the old American Gladiators under the name "Thor", but never actually appeared on TV (he was a back-up). On the new American Gladiators he's competing under the name "Titan".

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  • Looks better than ...

    Looks better than the way Hollywood would handle it.

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  • man this veido is ...

    man this veido is so good i like this super man and batman the best ive seen batman is so like the comic books batman

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  • No matter how many ...

    No matter how many times I see this I get goose bumps...

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  • Damn! Batman looks ...

    Damn! Batman looks great!! I love that they used the black AND GRAY,I wish they'd do that for the movies. I just don't think it should be tights,something flexible and more protective tho.

    Superman was EXCELLENT!! Perfect casting!! So,the guy IS really on american gladiatorss? What's his name?

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  • It's Superman's old ...

    It's Superman's old slogan, they won't change it (even though they did it for Superman Returns) Truth, Justice and the American way... (I don't mine and I'm not American)

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  • Are you bloody ...

    Are you bloody serious? Batman's suit is too gay on this movie, very... err... old, couldn't they work at least a little bit on it?.....

    PS: Brandon just rocks, STFU!

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  • Batman's cowl is ...

    Batman's cowl is lame

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  • Did you see??? The ...

    Did you see??? The guy who plays Superman is one of the new "American Gladiators". Now that's freakin' awesome.

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  • wow. that was soo ...

    wow. that was soo cool.

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  • LOL! Good one ...

    LOL! Good one godscuttingyoudown : )

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  • Batman=pretty cool. ...

    Batman=pretty cool. Superman is PERFECT! (MUCH better than that F****t Brandon Routh.Wimpy little pussyman) But WHY does everything take place during the DAYTIME?!?! Still, Supes was done RIGHT in this and Batman is better than the stupid armor crap suit that we see with Bale.

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  • from what movie is ...

    from what movie is 00.34 taken??

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  • mexicans don't ...

    mexicans don't speak portuguese. And we americans aren't heroes.

    And because people like you, this is more evident.

    By mateusbond [Affiliate User] 1197829789 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • as a Superman/ ...

    as a Superman/Batman/comic book fan since about 1984...This would be one of the best movies ever.

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  • F**k u mexican scum ...

    F**k u mexican scum and stay out of our country or get in legaly batman and superman are symbols of the true heroes that is The Untied States Of America

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  • American way uma ...

    American way uma bosta...

    Que se fo** essa Po*** de American way of life...

    Superman and Batman are heroes, not the United States Flag...

    Que nojo...

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  • "World's Finest" ...

    "World's Finest" was created quite a few years ago. What your watching is all there is, just a fantastic trailer of a movie that doesn't exist.
    Unfortunately.

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  • anybody know the ...

    anybody know the name of the movie? im trying to find it.

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  • I thought it was ...

    I thought it was more his overrall "loner" philosophy - he trusts very few people. Not because he thinks people are evil, but more because he feels the burden he shouldered should not be inflicted upon anyone else.

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  • when Bruce Wayne ...

    when Bruce Wayne says "you let people get to close and i can't risk that"

    i guess hes referring to women and love and one should strictly remain a player.

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  • Nuclear Man was it ...

    Nuclear Man was it a real comic villian

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  • This rocks! I ...

    This rocks! I seriously thought it might be a variant trailer for the cancelled Superman/Batman crossover movie when I first watched it. I mean, you might have actually gotten heat for WB if you hadn't put in that disclaimer at the end. Nicely done!

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