Source: JimBovard.com
by James Bovard
“Almost 25% of government schools nationwide are now surveilling the mental health of students. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker recently signed a bill to bring ‘universal mental health screening’ to two million Illinois students as part of his Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative. But this rescue effort will ravage many students and is a warning shot to parents across the nation. Manhattan Institute fellow Abigail Shrier warned that the new Illinois law will mean ‘tens of thousands of Illinois kids get shoved into the mental health funnel and convinced they are sick. Many or most will be false positives.’ Many young people are left worse off thanks to schools’ mental health interventions.” (08/25/25)
https://jimbovard.com/blog/2025/08/25/politicians-multiply-mental-illnesses/