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Rupinder K. Legha M.d

Rupinder K. Legha M.d

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Your Child Isn't the Problem. Their School Report Might Be.

Your Child Isn't the Problem. Their School Report Might Be.

How biased school records shape your child's diagnosis—and what to do about it.

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Rupinder K. Legha M.d

Is Mandated Reporting Racist? What Families Must Know

Is Mandated Reporting Racist? What Families Must Know

How healthcare providers use mandatory reporting laws—and who pays the price.

03.04.2026 50

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Rupinder K. Legha M.d

What Parents Need to Know About Mental Health Crisis Care

Standard advice for mental health crises can put Black, Brown, and disabled children at risk.

25.03.2026 60

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Rupinder K. Legha M.d

When Protection Becomes Punishment

What mandated reporter training misses about racism and family safety.

13.03.2026 50

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Rupinder K. Legha M.d

What Parents Should Know About Oppositional Defiant Disorder

When kids are labeled “defiant,” the problem may lie in the systems around them.

05.03.2026 70

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Rupinder K. Legha M.d

We Need to Talk About the Fenfluramine Study

Child psychiatry has not reckoned with one of its worst research abuses.

25.02.2026 60

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Rupinder K. Legha M.d

Family Separation Is Systemic and Devastating

Why mental health providers should stop legitimizing child detention as care.

15.02.2026 100

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Rupinder K. Legha M.d

How Psychiatry Pathologized Resistance

05.02.2026 50

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Rupinder K. Legha M.d