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Mandatory Mental Health Screening for Children 0 to 18 Coming

  • August 09, 2004

The members of the Illinois Children's Mental Health Partnership ended a public form early following testimony from an overwhelming number of program supporters who agree that mental health screening is needed for Illinois children ages zero through 18. The Illinois plan is the first in the nation to have progressed thus far, but many parents and other oppenents say the mandatory testing is an invasion of parental rights. Others are concerned that pharmaceutical companies will benefit...