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Support for mental health screenings.Digging deeper into 2023 results THE QUESTION: Thinking about students and mental health, which of these do you think the public schools in your community should do: Conduct mental health assessments of all students, conduct optional mental health assessments of students whose parents or guardians request it, or not conduct any mental health assessments of student? 39% Assess all students 45% Assess only when requested 14% No assessments Adults with children under 18 in the household are more likely to support universal screenings ALL ADULTS 39% support ADULTS WITH CHILDREN 42% support DIFFERENCES BY PARTY DEMOCRATS 47% favor universal screenings INDEPENDENTS 38% favor universal screenings REPUBLICANS 29% favor universal screenings DIFFERENCES BY COMMUNITY TYPE URBAN 45% favor universal screenings, 40% favor optional screenings, 13% favor no screenings SUBURBAN 37% favor universal screenings, 48% favor optional screenings, 13% favor no screenings RURAL 30% favor universal screenings, 50% favor optional screenings, 17% favor no screenings DIFFERENCES BY RACE UNIVERSAL SCREENINGS 35% of white respondents favor 48% of Black respondents favor 52% of Hispanic respondents favor OPTIONAL SCREENINGS ONLY 49% of white respondents favor 37% of Black respondents favor 36% of Hispanic respondents favor NOTE: The survey was produced by Langer Research Associates for PDK International, with data collected June 16-25, 2023, in English and Spanish, among a representative, random national sample of 1,002 adults. For more results, visit pdkpoll.org


This article appears in the November 2023 issue of Kappan, Vol. 105, No. 3, p. 72.

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