The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends pediatricians screen children annually for mental or developmental issues. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News Pediatricians should screen children ...

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Last week, Governor J. B. Pritzker made Illinois the first state to require mental-health screenings for all public school students. The governor boasted that such assessments, which screen every ...

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Pediatricians should screen children annually for mental or developmental issues, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends in a new clinical report. The recommendation comes in response to a ...