At a summit hosted by the MAHA Institute on May 4, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., launched a national initiative aimed at addressing “the overuse of psychiatric medication – especially among children.”
As part of the initiative, HHS will host an education session this summer specifically for FQHCs, focused on non-medication treatments and the deprescribing and tapering of psychiatric medications when clinically indicated. The date for the session has not yet been announced.
For further information regarding nonmedication approaches, read HHS’s Dear Colleague Letter.