AN UPDATE ON CHILD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND A

BRIEF UPDATE ON THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

RESOURCES FOR NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN

A PERSPECTIVE FROM A NURSING/MEDICAL VIEWPOINT

BY LANA M. RODRIGUEZ, L.P.N., B.A., M.L.A

AND

LA SHAWNDA ALEXANDER AND GREG DUHE

TULANE UNIVERSITY, NEW ORLEANS

.

GENERAL OVERVIEWTHE CDC OVERVIEW

ONE OUT OF EVERY FIVE YOUTH HAS A MENTAL DISORDERWITHOUT TREATMENT, 50% OF THESE CASES WILL BE HAVE MENTAL DISORDER OR A SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUE BY AGE

14WITHOUT TREATMENT BY THEN, 75% OF THESE CASES WILL

BE DIAGNOSED BY AGE 24PRESENTLY, LESS THAN 50% OF ALL CHILDREN LIVING WITH

MENTAL DISEASE RECEIVE TREATMENTPRESENTLY, THE ANNUAL COST OF CHILD MENTAL HEALTH

IS $247 B EACH YEAR

OBAMACARE, FY 2014, AND NOW IS THE TIME1. ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE ASSESSMENTS FOR ADOLESCENTS

2. AUTISM SCREENING FOR CHILDREN AT 18 AND 24 MONTHS OLD3. BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENTS FROM 0-17 YEARS4. DEPRESSION SCREENING FOR ADOLESCENTS

5. DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING FOR CHILDREN UNDER 36. HEARING SCREENING FOR ALL NEWBORNS

7. LEAD SCREENING FOR CHILDREN AT RISK OF EXPOSURE8. VISION SCREENING FOR ALL CHILDREN

9. SEX COUNSELING FOR ADOSCENTS AT HIGHER RISK10.PROJECT AWARE : MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID, MINORITY FELLOWSHIP

PROGRAMAND HEALTHY TRANSITIONS

30% OF ALL CHILDREN WHO EXPERIENCED H. KATRINA SUFFER FROM PTSD OR CLINICAL DEPRESSION

LESS THAN 50% OF THEM HAVE RECEIVED TREATMENTWHAT IS BEING DONE?

GENERATION K

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