Rochester SETRC-2004

Articles and Headlines

New Data Show Declines In Antidepressant Prescribing
Whichever way the data are analyzed, no one is questioning the trends they depict. However, their significance and implications are the subject of much debate, and NIMH's director finds them alarming.
http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/short/40/17/1-a

Autism linked to parents with high level of education
Parents of autistic children tend to be more highly qualified than parents of children with other mental problems, according to a controversial study for the Department of Health.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/09/01/naut01.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/09/01/ixportal.html

Two NYS Special Ed. Articles
Study: State could better serve special education students
ALBANY, N.Y. A new study says New York could better serve special education students for less money if it adopted methods used by some other states.
http://www.wstm.com/Global/story.asp?S=3792310
and
Study: State Could Save On Special Education
ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York could serve special education students better and save $220 million a year if it adopted some new methods already in place in other states, according to a study released by a think tank Thursday.
http://www.wnbc.com/education/4924089/detail.html

PARENTS REPORT ESTIMATED 2.7 MILLION CHILDREN WITH EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS
"A special feature in the report, America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2005 shows that nearly 5 percent – or an estimated 2.7 million children – are reported by their parents to suffer from definite or severe emotional or behavior difficulties, problems that may interfere with their family life, their ability to learn, and their formation of friendships.... This indicator reports that 65% of parents of children with definite or severe difficulties had contacted a mental health professional or general doctor, or that their child had received special education services, for emotional or behavioral problems..." 7/20/05. Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. Http://www.nichd.nih.gov/

NUMBER OF STUDENTS ATTENDING HIGH AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS WHERE DRUGS ARE USED, KEPT, SOLD RISES SHARPLY
"Since 2002, the number of students who attend schools where drugs are used, kept or sold has jumped 41 percent for high school students and 47 percent for middle school students, according to the National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse X: Teens and Parents. This tenth annual back-to-school survey conducted by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University finds that 62 percent of high school students and 28 percent of middle school students attend drug infected schools, up from 44 percent of high school students and 19 percent of middle school students in 2002." 8/18/05. Http://www.casacolumbia.org

		Articles and Headlines New Data Show Declines In Antidepressant Prescribing Whichever way the data are analyzed, no one is questioning the trends they depict. However, their significance and implications are the subject of much debate, and NIMH's director finds them alarming. http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/short/40/17/1-a Autism linked to parents with high level of education Parents of autistic children tend to be more highly qualified than parents of children with other mental problems, according to a controversial study for the Department of Health. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/09/01/naut01.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/09/01/ixportal.html Two NYS Special Ed. Articles Study: State could better serve special education students ALBANY, N.Y. A new study says New York could better serve special education students for less money if it adopted methods used by some other states. http://www.wstm.com/Global/story.asp?S=3792310 and Study: State Could Save On Special Education ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York could serve special education students better and save $220 million a year if it adopted some new methods already in place in other states, according to a study released by a think tank Thursday. http://www.wnbc.com/education/4924089/detail.html PARENTS REPORT ESTIMATED 2.7 MILLION CHILDREN WITH EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS "A special feature in the report, America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2005 shows that nearly 5 percent – or an estimated 2.7 million children – are reported by their parents to suffer from definite or severe emotional or behavior difficulties, problems that may interfere with their family life, their ability to learn, and their formation of friendships.... This indicator reports that 65% of parents of children with definite or severe difficulties had contacted a mental health professional or general doctor, or that their child had received special education services, for emotional or behavioral problems..." 7/20/05. Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. Http://www.nichd.nih.gov/ NUMBER OF STUDENTS ATTENDING HIGH AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS WHERE DRUGS ARE USED, KEPT, SOLD RISES SHARPLY "Since 2002, the number of students who attend schools where drugs are used, kept or sold has jumped 41 percent for high school students and 47 percent for middle school students, according to the National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse X: Teens and Parents. This tenth annual back-to-school survey conducted by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University finds that 62 percent of high school students and 28 percent of middle school students attend drug infected schools, up from 44 percent of high school students and 19 percent of middle school students in 2002." 8/18/05. Http://www.casacolumbia.org