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Health Secretary Wants to End Mental Health Screening in Schools
October 26, 2025 | NWI
U.S. Health and Education Secretaries want schools to do away with mental health screenings and therapy. Instead, they argue in a Washington Post opinion piece that schools “must return to the natural sources of mental well-being: strong families, nutrition and fitness, and hope for the future.” This article reports the views of experts who say this perspective is poorly informed about school-based mental health screenings and therapy, and offers three points they say are important to know about the issue.