I think it is just one more step in the progressive plan to completely erradicate the concept of a Higher Power from the public eye. “Don’t ask God for help, as his bosses (psychiatrists).”
Those whom cannot afford a psychiatrist? Ignore them
Those who are helped by programs like these? They are unimportant
I think he is laying the groundwork for legal challenges to funding a la Boy Scouts.
Psychiatry is largely quackery. Medication works as well as talk therapy which works as well as a good as a strong support network.