Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on psychiatric medications for children: warns against

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warns that psychiatric drugs are overprescribed to children, targeting their overuse — “especially among children” — in the deprescribing action plan he launched on May 4, 2026, per The Hill (via Louisiana First News) and Drugs.com/HealthDay.

Kennedy has also made stronger claims — that SSRIs may be linked to school shootings and are “more addictive than heroin” — which medical reporting notes lack evidentiary support. Kennedy’s stated policy position is that prescribing trends require scrutiny (SAMHSA was tasked with a prescribing-trends report), and that informed consent and shared decision-making should precede pediatric prescriptions. (This page reports Kennedy’s position; it is not medical advice.)

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