Bush Plans to Screen Whole US Population For Mental Illness

From: leslie (LESLIE_at_JRLVAX.HOUSTON.RR.COM)
Date: 06/18/04 

Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 20:24:15 GMT

   http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/328/7454/1458
   Bush plans to screen whole US population for mental illness

  "Jeanne Lenzer
   New York

   A sweeping mental health initiative will be unveiled by President
   George W Bush in July. The plan promises to integrate mentally ill
   patients fully into the community by providing "services in the
   community, rather than institutions," according to a March 2004
   progress report entitled New Freedom Initiative
   (www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/newfreedom/toc-2004.html). While some
   praise the plan's goals, others say it protects the profits of drug
   companies at the expense of the public.

   Bush established the New Freedom Commission on Mental Health in April
   2002 to conduct a "comprehensive study of the United States mental
   health service delivery system." The commission issued its
   recommendations in July 2003. Bush instructed more than 25 federal
   agencies to develop an implementation plan based on those
   recommendations.

   The president's commission found that "despite their prevalence,
   mental disorders often go undiagnosed" and recommended comprehensive
   mental health screening for "consumers of all ages," including
   preschool children. According to the commission, "Each year, young
   children are expelled from preschools and childcare facilities for
   severely disruptive behaviours and emotional disorders." Schools,
   wrote the commission, are in a "key position" to screen the 52
   million students and 6 million adults who work at the schools..."

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