There are few if any benefits associated with TeenScreen, except increased profits for pharmaceutical companies, yet their objectives are potentially damaging to children.
There are concerns about the potentially for unnecessarily causing neurological damage to these students prescribed psychotropic drugs, as well as increased substance abuse and drug dependence.
By the pharmaceutical industry using these front organizations, they compromise scientific integrity under the color of authority. TeenScreen will increase drug use rather than prevent mental illness and the utilization of alternative treatment modalities.
TeenScreen is said to have a certified mental health professional as part of their screenings. I'm not sure what this person does for them, though.
According to Wikipedia:
The Certified Mental Health Professional (CMHP) certification is designed to measure an individual's competency in performing the following job tasks. The job tasks are not presented in any particular order of importance.
1. Maintain confidentiality of records relating to clients' treatment.
2. Encourage clients to express their feelings, discuss what is happening in their lives, and help them to develop insight into themselves and their relationships.
3. Guide clients in the development of skills and strategies for dealing with their problems.
4. Prepare and maintain all required treatment records and reports.
5. Counsel clients and patients, individually and in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, and making changes.
6. Collect information about clients through interviews, observations, and tests.
7. Act as the client's advocate in order to coordinate required services or to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations.
8. Develop and implement treatment plans based on clinical experience and knowledge.
9. Collaborate with other staff members to perform clinical assessments and develop treatment plans.
10. Evaluate client's physical or mental condition based on review of client information.
