Schools Should Teach, Not Screen Every Child for Mental Illness

This spring, Illinois became the first state in the country to require universal mental health screenings in public schools. But Illinois isn't an outlier. At least one-third of school districts nationwide are already using universal mental health screenings in some form — with other states, including Virginia and Montana, considering implementing such policies. When did public schools become mental health clinics? Health

Schools are increasingly being asked to do something they were never designed to do: screen every child for potential mental health problems.