Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled a federal initiative that he says is intended to curb what the department describes as inappropriate prescribing of psychiatric medications — including widely used antidepressants such as Prozac and Zoloft — while expanding access to nonmedication treatments like psychotherapy and family support services. Mental health groups and psychiatrists said some elements, including better training and safer tapering support, could be helpful, but criticized Kennedy’s framing as too simplistic.