CHADD weighs in on government's plans to address children's MH, medications

The Trump administration's executive order establishing the Make America Healthy Again Commission, released Feb. 13, continues to cause much concern in the field, including in the use of stigmatizing language with references to assess “the prevalence of and threat of” several medications, such as antidepressants and stimulants needed to treat children and adults with mental health conditions, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).