The War on Families:
An uneven playing field awaits parents who deal with Child Protective Services

Money Is the Driving Force:
Studies of foster children reveal a systemic failure, while money flows to psychiatric "solutions" that make things worse

Swedish Druging Advocate Slapped Down by Courts:
A Swedish court punishes psychiatrists who shredded records that formed the basis for placing uncounted children on deadly drugs

The APA: An Ignoble Tradition:
Top leaders of the American Psychiatric Association victimized women and children

SPECIAL REPORTS

The Dark Mystery of the Duplessis Orphans:
Freedom probes charges that tens of thousands of innocent children died or disappeared in Quebec's psychiatric institutions

The Littlest 'Guinea Pigs':
Survivors of Quebec's fostercare system reported Thorazine horrors years before the drug's "official" discovery, buttressing claims that children were experimental subjects

VOLUNTEER MINISTERS

Something CAN Be Done About It:
In a year of unparalled havoc, Scientology Volunteer Ministers deal with life's catastrophes

A Legacy of Help in Southern Asia:
Many hundreds of Volunteer Ministers aided tsunami victims; Freedom looks at the effects of five individuals' work a year later

In the Wake of Katrina:
Among the first on the scene after Hurricane Katrina were Volunteer Ministers from across the nation

A Ministry that "Shines on Every Corner":
From personal tragedy to community service

Police Chaplain Armed With Effective Help

HUMAN RIGHTS LEADERSHIP

Dr. Fred Baughman, Defending Youth and Tomorrow's Leaders:

DEPARTMENTS

From the Editors

Viewpoints "Drug Them or Lose Them"

Letters

L. Ron Hubbard: Love and Help Children