CT Report Lays Groundwork for Nationwide Psychiatric SurveillanceVivien Leigh and James F. Tracy With contributors including psychiatrists and academicians from education and social work departments, the publication comes just two months after the US Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education announced over $160 million in funding for widescale research and deployment of mental health initiatives in the nations public schools.[1] OCA began a comprehensive collection and review of records related to the life of AL, the documents preamble reads, including his medical, mental health and education records, as well as un-redacted state police and law enforcement records.(p. 6). Among 37 key findings, the statement expresses concern over siloed systems of education, physical health, and mental health care for children that strongly implicate the need to assist parents with understanding and addressing the needs of children with complex developmental and mental health disorders (p. 9). Mandatory mental health screenings and evaluations are recommended to remedy the potential threat of further Adam Lanzas. The following is a summary overview of the OCA reports key recommendations, many of which will likely be recommended or mandated by federal education and public health authorities for adoption throughout the US. In reality, the OCA report lays the groundwork for implementation of a nationwide program similar to the one presently being beta tested in Scotland, Getting it Right for Every Child, or GIRFEC. The GIRFEC project mandates assignment of a Named Person for every child and young person, and a Lead Professional (where necessary) to co-ordinate and monitor multi-agency activity that renders the traditional family to the role of a distant caretaker. Using verbiage and notions remarkably similar to the the Harvard-affiliated and Newtown area psychiatrist John Woodall,[2] GIRFEC emphasizes the development of resilient young people who are capable of developing emotional detachment from instances of profound losssuch as natural disasters and active shooter events and evident in the recent promotion of slogans such as Newtown Strong, Boston Strong, and, most recently, FSU United. Indeed, GIRFEC advocates maintain the program enables children and young people to get the help they need when they need it and overall supports a positive shift in culture, systems and practice to improve life chances for children, young people and families. Such a project increasingly lays bare the opportunistic use and perhaps true intent of the Sandy Hook massacre event: dramatically intensified bureaucratic and quasi-scientific control over the everyday lives of children alongside the continued erosion of the family itself. [Image Credit: New York Daily News] Notes Vivien Leigh is the nom de plume of a tenured professor at a US east coast university. This article first appeared at MemoryHoleBlog.com, the official blog of Dr. James Tracy. 