Vermont kidnaps and forcibly drugs teen after mother sought help for her anxiety

‘A simple visit to the hospital to help her daughter manage her anxiety has turned into a nightmare for Karen Maple and her child, Elissa. What should have been a trip to discuss possible options for Elissa led to the hospital’s decision to whisk the Vermont teenager to a mental ward several hours away in Massachusetts.(1)

Understandably, Karen was upset to see such a drastic option unfold and, therefore, expressed her dissatisfaction over the decision. Apparently, that didn’t set well with certain authorities; just like a page from Orwell’s do-like-we-do-or-else book 1984, the Department of Children and Families (DCF) took over, assuming custody of Elissa.’

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