[rwfromkansas]

If Bush does propose a mandatory screening, I will be against it......that would be a huge mistake and I believe an immoral proposal.

I will be a bit shocked if he does though.

[Sabertooth]

If Bush does propose a mandatory screening, I will be against it......that would be a huge mistake and I believe an immoral proposal.

I will be a bit shocked if he does though.

I agree, it probably won't be mandatory under President Bush. Whether or not it might be mandatory under some future Democrat or Compassionate Republican is less certain.

What the report does recommend is using public schools to implement widespread screening of children, and even mentions screening for children as young as three years old by other means. That's just in relation to kids.

Also, files would be kept by the government with guarantees of privacy. Do you want anyone working for the government to have acccess to your mental health files, for any reason?

Further, President Bush has expressed a desire to see to it that private insurance companies are required to provide mental health coverage. What business is it of government to determine how extensive one's health insurance plan should be?

Also, with widely expanded screening among the populace and the removal of market forces from the consumption of psychiatric medications, we can reasonably project an increase in the consumption of those drugs by people of all walks of life, whether they need them or not. This is always the case when people can get more than they pay for.

[Don Joe]

If Bush does propose a mandatory screening, I will be against it......that would be a huge mistake and I believe an immoral proposal.

I will be a bit shocked if he does though.

Me too!

I'll also be surprised if he signs the AWB renewal.

And I'll also be surprised ifhe signs CFR into law.

And I'll also be surprised if he offers a thinly veiled amnesty to the illegal aliens.

And I'll also be surprised if he...

Oops.

[.30Carbine]

Argue with this:

 

President's New Freedom
Commission on Mental Health

Achieving the Promise: Transforming Mental Health Care in America

Goal 4: Early Mental Health Screening, Assessment, and Referral to Services Are Common Practice

Recommendations

4.1 Promote the mental health of young children. 4.2 Improve and expand school mental health programs. 4.3 Screen for co-occurring mental and substance use disorders and link with integrated treatment strategies. 4.4 Screen for mental disorders in primary health care, across the life span, and connect to treatment and supports.