“We Are in Possession of Your Son. We Are Making Him Squirm and Fidget Until He is a Detriment to Himself and Those Around Him. Ignore This and Your Kid Will Pay.”

The New York University Child Study Center has launched a provocative public awareness campaign called “Ransom Notes.” Dr. Harold S. Koplewicz, founder and director of the Center (which is dedicated to preventing, identifying and treating childhood psychiatric and learning disorders), notes that “Twelve million American children and adolescents face daily battles with psychiatric disorders, yet childhood mental illness remains stigmatized, under-diagnosed and undertreated.” The campaign is designed to be provocative, to spark conversation, and to increase awareness of childhood psychiatric disorders. Click on Public Awareness Campaign to read more. Reactions have ranged from enthusiastic support to unbridled fury.

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