| Sigh...yes I read that and I don't want to spend another day debating this. 1) Those are recommendations TO the President.
From a commission he formed by executive order. He selected the members. The commssion's goals, and therefore its recommendations, are not likely to too alien from his own thinking. 2) I have yet to have anyone SHOW ME where the document specifically says screening is for EVERYONE and not just at risk populations.
Go look at #907 on this thread, where the commission recommends screening for "all students" in public schools, with parental consent. There are 52 million kids in our public schools, and most are not "at risk." Speaking of which, where do you find anything in the docs that limits screening to "at risk" individuals? 3) I have yet to see where the President has ACCEPTED these recommendations.
Granted. However, the President's commission report follows the outline he sketched in his announcement of its formation. Try Googling "mental health parity" "President Bush." Can you show anywhere that the commission's recommendations contradict anything President Bush has ever said on the subject? 4) I have yet to see where the President OR The White House has said screening for EVERYONE.
So? Have you seen where they've said it's only for those "at risk?" No, so we need to look further to glean where this proposal might be going. Go look at #907.
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