Schools Are Pushing Mental Health Screening. Research Shows It Does More Harm Than Good

School-based routine or universal mental health screening “often functions as an entry point into a therapeutic culture that pathologizes normal childhood distress, erodes resilience and funnels children toward psychiatric labels, therapy, and medication,” according to Gretchen Watson, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and researcher. An increasing number of children are likely […]

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