"must return to the natural sources of mental well-being: strong families, nutrition and fitness, and hope for the future."
"new stigmas that students might carry with them for life. We must make American children healthy again without treating them all like patients."
"They are awareness and conversation-starters,"
"Stigma is when you don't talk about it and you hide it,"
Some U.S. health and education leaders call for removing school mental health screenings and therapy and returning to strong families, nutrition, fitness, and hope for the future. A recently signed Illinois law requires all schools to offer standardized mental health screenings beginning in third grade using questionnaires about children's feelings and well-being. Critics argue that such screenings medicalize unique and unpredictable child behavior and create stigmas that students might carry for life, treating children like patients. Mental health experts counter that universal school-based screenings reduce stigma by normalizing conversations, raising awareness, and encouraging help-seeking while identifying needs early and supporting resilience.
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