A DECLARATION OF REFUSAL TO COMPLY WITH ANY NEW FREEDOM COMMISSION MANDATE FOR  UNIVERSAL MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING OF CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOLS

We have philosophical or moral objections to government-sponsored intrusion of psychiatry into the schools. The legal doctrines of privacy and informed consent reflect underlying value placed on privacy, autonomy, and informed consent. We consider New Freedom recommendations to be a serious threat not only to our educational system, but most importantly to the development and well-being of our children. Therefore, we insist that any New Freedom Commission policy recommendations that put our children at risk for unwarranted intrusion, labeling and psychiatric drugging be immediately discarded.