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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSupplemental Documents - 5/15/20230 8 iowa.gov CJ STATE OF IOWA DEPARTMENT OF HealthA$oHuman SERVICES Q °-,earch A Z Assistance Programs Family Services Medicaid Mental He�aEth &. Disability Abor.rt Apply or Appeal Report Abase & Fraud Home » Bureau of Professional Licensure » Iowa Board of Behavioral Science Home Page Menu Iowa Board of Behavioral Science - Home The Iowa Board of Behavioral Science evaluates the qualifications of applicants for licensure and grants licenses to those who qualify. The Board establishes rules and regulations to ensure the integrity and competence of licensed Mental Health Counselors and Marital and Family Therapists and investigates complaints for unprofessional conduct. The Board is the link between the consumer and the licensed Mental Health Counselor and Marital and Family Therapist and, as such, promotes the public health, welfare and safety. Iowa HHS Bureau of Professional Licensure Phone.(515LL81;9154 Fax: (515) 281-3121 Online licensure Services: WI :J/il>pIicense iowc) 00 Fmaif P1Public@idRh.iowa.gov Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m onday through Friday, excluding state holidays ywitc_ w0\rd,;(1tvhc e 4044 5--I5-23 Mr. Grieder and citizens of Waterloo let's get something CORRECTLY clear for the record. The Constitution of the US was taken from books such as "The Common Place Book of the Holy Bible" by John Locke and another "the Spirit of Laws" by Montesquieu. Richard Henry Lee, one of the founders, said that the Constitution was written from more than 1400 references to the bible for the wording and core principles within the resulting document. Benjamin Franklin wrote in the Pennsylvania Constitution in 1776 that "You cannot hold office in Pennsylvania unless you believe in the divine authority of both the old and new testaments and believe in a future state of rewards and punishments." In his autobiography he declared himself to be a Christian; saying any previous denials he had made were not based on Truth. Thomas Jefferson wanted a nation where practicing religion was totally FREE; the government could not dictate what religion one had to adhere to — thus the separation of church and state. When interviewed by Daniel Webster, Jefferson said that "Studying the bible will make us better citizens, parents & fathers. Whatever makes men good Christians, makes better citizens." Jefferson began to be mis-auoted in 1947 with the Everson vs Board of Education lawsuit that said there is to be a "wall of separation between the church and state". The original statement was in a letter to the Connecticut Danbury Baptist association in which Jefferson stated "I contemplate with sovereign reference that act ot the whole American people which declared that their legislature should 'make no law respecting an establishment ot religion, or pronioiting tne Tree exercise tnereor; tnus bunting a waii or separation between c.nurcn ana state, aanering to tnis expression or tne supreme will oT tne nation in benair or tne rignts or w�iscience... The First Amendment prohibits the government from making a 'national' religion that is required of all — no state established church. The government will not be in the business of running a church. However, back in 1801 Jefferson, along with many other government officials attended church services every Sunday in the Hall of Representatives in the capital. Another place where words were taken out of context was those of John Adams. He told a group of Muslim ambassadors in London in 1796 - while working on the Treaty of Tripoli to stop the Muslims from attacking and killing Americans - that the government of the US was not founded on the Christian religion as having an inherent hostility toward Muslims that was during the Crusades. He said, 'we tight you not because you are Muslim, BUT because you are terrorizing the American people.' The Muslim reply was that they terrorize and kill Americans because tney are not iviusiim. Tho TRI ITH is that tha I IC CrInctituutinn \NAC octahlichad hacod on the Christian faith by the founding fathers despite what the fascist education system teaches today. 4-kr-levJkA,t,„, ACADEMIE NATIONALE DE MEDECINE Medicine and gender transidentity in children and adolescents Press release of the French National Academy of Medicine' February 25, 2022 Gender transidentity is the strong sense, for more than 6 months, of identification with a gender different from that assigned at birth. This feeling can cause a significant and prolonged suffering, which can lead to a risk of suicide (a). No genetic predisposition has been found. The recognition of this disharmony is not new, but a very strong increase in the demand for physicians for this reason has been observed (1, 2) in North America, then in the countries of northern Europe and, more recently, in France, particularly in children and adolescents. For example, a recent study within a dozen high schools in Pittsburgh revealed a prevalence that was much higher than previously estimated in the United States (3): 10% of students declared themselves to be transgender or non -binary or of uncertain gender (b). In 2003, the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne had diagnosed gender dysphoria in only one child, while today it treats nearly 200. Whatever the mechanisms involved in the adolescent — overuse of social networks, greater social acceptability, or example in the entourage - this epidemic -like phenomenon results in the appearance of cases or even clusters in the immediate surroundings (4). This primarily social problem is based, in part, on a questioning of an excessively dichotomous vision of gender identity by some young people. The medical demand is accompanied by an increasing supply of care, in the form of consultations or treatment in specialized clinics, because of the distress it causes rather than a mental illness per se. Many medical specialties in the field of pediatrics are concerned. First of all psychiatry, then, if the transidentity appears real or if the malaise persists, endocrinology gynecology and finally surgery are concerned. However, a great medical caution must be taken in children and adolescents, given the vulnerability, particularly psychological, of this population and the many undesirable effects, and even serious complications, that some of the available therapies can cause. In this respect, it is important to recall the recent decision (May 2021) of the Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm to ban the use of hormone blockers. Although, in France, the use of hormone blockers or hormones of the opposite sex is possible with parental authorization at any age, the greatest reserve is required in their use, given the 1 This Press release, adopted by the French Academy of Medicine on February 25, 2022, by 59 votes for, 20 against and 13 abstentions, was approved, in its revised version, by the Board of Directors on February 28, 2022. side effects such as impact on growth, bone fragility, risk of sterility, emotional and intellectual consequences and, for girls, symptoms reminiscent of menopause. As for surgical treatments, in particular mastectomy, which is authorized in France from the age of 14, and those involving the external genitalia (vulva, penis), their irreversible nature must be emphasized. Therefore, faced with a request for care for this reason, it is essential to provide, first of all, a medical and psychological support to these children or adolescents, but also to their parents, especially sinceere is no test to distinguish a "structural" gender dysphoria from transient dysphoria in adolescence. Moreover, the risk of over -diagnosis is real, as shown by the increasing number of transgender young adults wishing to "detransition". It is therefore advisable to extend as much as possible the psychological support phase The National academy of medicine draws the attention of the medical community to the increasing demand for care in the context of gender transidentity in children and adolescents and recommends: - A psychological support as long as possible for children and adolescents expressing a desire to transition and their parents; - In the event of a persistent desire for transition, a careful decision about medical treatment with hormone blockers or hormones of the opposite sex within the framework of Multi- disciplinary Consultation Meetings; - The introduction of an appropriate clinical training in medical studies to inform and guide young people and their families; - The promotion of clinical and biological as well as ethical research, which is still too rare in France on this subject. - The vigilance of parents in response to their children's questions on transidentity or their malaise, underlining the addictive character of excessive consultation of social networks which is both harmful to the psychological development of young people and responsible, for a very important part, of the growing sense of gender incongruence. Glossary: a. Gender dysphoria is the medical term used to describe the distress resulting from the incongruence between the felt gender and the gender assigned at birth (5). b. A non -binary person is a person whose gender identity is neither male nor female. c. A transgender person adopts the appearance and lifestyle of a sex different from that assigned at birth. Whether born male or female, the transgender persons changes, or even rejects, their original gender identity. The sex registered on his or her civil status does not correspond to the appearance he or she sends back. This does not necessarily lead to a therapeutic approach. References 1. NHS, The Tavistock and Portman, Referrals to the Gender Identity Development Services (GIDS) for children and adolescents' level off in 2018-19, 28 June 2019 (https://tavistockandportman.nhs.uk/about- us/news/stories/referrals-gender-identity-development-service-gids-level-2018-19/; 2. Swedish national health Council, Report on the prevalence of persons diagnosed with gender dysphoria since 1998 among registered citizens of Sweden, 2020, www.socialstyrelsen.se; 3. Kidd K.M., Sequeira G.M., Douglas C. et al, Prevalence of gender diverse youth in an urban school district, Pediatrics, 2021, vol 147, issue 6 4. Littman, L., Parent reports of adolescents and young adults perceived to show signs of a rapid onset of gender dysphoria. PLoS ONE, 2018, 13(8), e0202330. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone. 0202330; Correction: PLoS ONE 2019; 14(3): e0214157. Published online 2019 Mar 19. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214157 5. Martinerie L., Condat A., Bargiacchi A., et al. Management of endocrine disease. Approach to the management of children and adolescents with gender dysphoria, European Journal of Endocrinology, 2018, 179, p. 1219-123 Rev. Michael D. Blackwell, Ph.D. I P. O. Box 804 I Cedar Falls, IA 50613 The City of Waterloo is guilty of violating its own policy that purports to "encourage landlords, tenants, and homeowners to maintain their properties and to reduce blight and enhance the appearance of neighborhoods through- out the city." If citizens do not comply, they are cited and required to "abate the nuisance" in a timely manner, or otherwise be civilly or criminally penal- ized. What then should citizens expect of their city government when it is breaching its own code enforcement policy and permitting nuisance and dis- figurement to pervade their neighborhoods? The campus of St. Mary's School, which is under the aegis of the city, exem- plifies this violation in a flagrantly egregious way. The property is unkempt: windows are broken, entry is easy, and loitering and squatting are occurring. The buildings should be demolished, the asbestos safely removed, and the area cleaned up with all deliberate speed. Meanwhile, the property should be sufficiently fenced in or barricaded so that it is inaccessible. If these actions are not done, the city will be complicit with anything untoward that happens there. Furthermore, affordable, standalone housing, not tenement apartment structures, ought strongly to be considered. In a different, but equally violable, manner, is the lack of completion of the mitigation of contaminants at the former Chamberlain property. It is un- bearably intolerable how long the hazardous materials have been allowed to continue to affect, often unwittingly and imperceptibly, the residents around the property and visitors to the adjacent recreational areas. Once again, it is objectionable that removal of the chemicals, metals, and toxins pervading the soil, air, and ground water is unfulfilled. What is also disturbing is the lack of thorough updating of the residents in the area and throughout the entire city regarding what federal, state, and local environmental entities are doing, or not doing, to make the area completely safe. After all, it can take years, i.e., decades, to discover what physiological effects are occurring to the people living there, to which the increase in cancer rates may attest. Hence, in a very real sense, the city is playing havoc with people's lives. Moreover, as a consequence, property value decreases and quality of life diminishes when unsightly objects and corruptible infestations damage the environment and curtail inhabitants' well-being. Such harm ought to be compensated. We the people demand that the City of Waterloo take responsibility in re- dressing the environmental injustices herein referenced and commit to trans- parency and accountability in its efforts to alleviate these nuisances! Statement to Waterloo City Council I Submitted 5/15/2023 Dr. Michael Blackwell and myself, on May 1st, addressed you, the elected representatives of the City of Waterloo, about our concerns regarding your negligence in dealing with certain properties which are creating a personal, financial, safety, and health consequences for the residents in the vicinities of these neglected properties. We approached you to prod you to do whatever is necessary to deal with these blights on the community and especially to bring relief to the citizens affected. We did this, not as politicians or for personal benefit, but as faith leaders who have an obligation to stand up for and give voice to the neglected and vulnerable. If you remember, I challenged the city's handling of: 1. The burned out structure at 309 2" St. -- neglected since August 19th, 2022. 2. The multi -family resident building located on the corner of Lafayette and Vinton. Dr. Blackwell addressed you, and will again address your responsibility as OWNER of the former St. Mary's Cathlolic Church/School and the abandoned 23 acre dangerous site formerly Chamberlain's Manufacturing also on E. 4th St. We will continue to press you, and we expect others - especially those directly suffering from these lapses of their city- will join us, to demand that you commit to bringing relief to those negatively affected by these public nusances. You must use the financial and legal resources of the city and neighboring communities. You must procure the necessary financial support of the city, county, state, and federal governments, as well financial support of private industries' funding sources, since they also have an important stake in the welfare of their workers.