Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on informed consent and shared decision-making: recommends

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says HHS will “require informed consent and shared decision-making” for psychiatric medications, supporting patient autonomy over drug treatment, per The Hill’s reporting (via Louisiana First News) on his May 4, 2026 MAHA Institute summit announcement.

Kennedy’s stated reasoning is that patients — particularly parents making decisions for children — deserve full information about benefits, risks, and alternatives before psychiatric drugs are prescribed, and that current prescribing practices fall short of that standard. The position anchors the deprescribing action plan he launched at the same summit.

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