I did look at the white house and mental health commission and it appears this is just another way to expand govt and give money to the drug companies (for the "consumers" of mental health).
"the coordinated efforts of more than 25 Federal agencies must undergird and reinforce the states’ processes. Every adult with a serious mental illness or child with a serious emotional disturbance must have an individualized plan of care coordinating services among programs and across agencies. Every state must have a comprehensive mental health plan, the ownership of which is shared by all state agencies impacting the care of persons with serious mental illnesses."
25 AGENCIES !!!! EVERY STATE MUST
then this recommendation "Screening for mental disorders in primary care settings across the life span."
But that is followed on the next page with "Protect and enhance rights" Whose rights would these be? Drug companies, certainly not private individuals who were just going to their primary care physician for a physical.
I would be apt to right it off as just another govt. pork barrel and power grab but this is not a road project it involves people's privacy and health.
It goes far beyond that. Read section 4.4 of the mental health report that's referenced by the White House report.