Also... lack of forced treatment and "informed consent" can be relative terms, when you are dealing with people who have vested interests. If everyone and their uncle is of the mind that you should be sent away to such-and-such, and you're a kid who aims to please... well, ya might think you're informed, and ya might think you consent, but are and do you really?
Thought provoking....
Yes, my personal position follows Minkowitz's line of thinking. The use of coercion, intimidation, or punishment for any reason related to a disability based discrimination (on the basis of mental health) is unacceptable, oppressive and paternalistic - at the end of the day, is akin to torture. But with youth, in particular, it's difficult because youth are so vulnerable to being influenced, agreed. But there are ways around that, namely the expectation that youth, like adults, are given (by law) all the information and able to decide - w/o the use of coercion, intimidation, or punishment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rASg_Pgw ... r_embeddedAt the end of the day, its really a powerplay... so I do believe that a culture of change, where youth are PARTNERS and collaborators in their own care and domestic legislative changes consistent with the CRPD and CRC will take us in the right direction...
Speaking of the CRPD - Here's info on a Human Rights Teach-In Tour, in case anyone is in the area:
http://www.usnusp.org/upcoming_events