The Population of Focus disruptive disorders (12.74%), adjustment disorders (11.16%), anxiety disorders (5.97%), North Carolina served a total of 62,208 children and conduct disorders (5.29%). Most common and youth with serious mental illness in SFY among youth 12-17 years of age were attention 2012, a number that was almost evenly split deficit/hyperactivity disorders (41.84%), between those aged 12 years and younger conduct disorders (13.96%), depression (51%) and those aged 12-17 years and older (13.55%), disruptive disorders (8.21%), and (49%); 11,036 were aged 18-20, half of who bipolar disorders (7.75%). were female based on data collected by DMHDDSAS for the Mental Health Block Grant (URS tables 2012-2013). Data collected through Diagnosis also varied by gender (with a higher the state’s web-based outcome data collection percentage of females diagnosed for system, (NC Treatment and Outcomes Program depression) and race (with a higher percentage Performance System) in 2013 showed that the of Blacks or African-Americans diagnosed with most common psychiatric diagnoses for the conduct disorders). younger age group were attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders (62.96%), The System of Care Expansion Planning Grant The planning grant that was awarded to the state in 2013 had, as its purpose, the development of a plan that was to respond to the unique needs of children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED) and their families in a way that recipients could understand, comprehensive in scope to address physical, emotional, behavioral health with services ranging from preventative to intensive residential care, and systematic in its use of strategies to implement goals and objectives. The grant, administered by the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, allowed for the hiring of a full-time SOC Expansion
The Population of Focus North Carolina served a total of 62,208 children and youth with serious mental illness in SFY 2012, a number that was almost evenly split between those aged 12 years and younger (51%) and those aged 12-17 years and older (49%); 11,036 were aged 18-20, half of who were female based on data collected by DMHDDSAS for the Mental Health Block Grant (URS tables 2012-2013). Data collected through the state’s web-based outcome data collection system, (NC Treatment and Outcomes Program Performance System) in 2013 showed that the most common psychiatric diagnoses for the younger age group were attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders (62.96%), disruptive disorders (12.74%), adjustment disorders (11.16%), anxiety disorders (5.97%), and conduct disorders (5.29%). Most common among youth 12-17 years of age were attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders (41.84%), conduct disorders (13.96%), depression (13.55%), disruptive disorders (8.21%), and bipolar disorders (7.75%). Diagnosis also varied by gender (with a higher percentage of females diagnosed for depression) and race (with a higher percentage of Blacks or African-Americans diagnosed with conduct disorders). The System of Care Expansion Planning Grant The planning grant that was awarded to the state in 2013 had, as its purpose, the development of a plan that was to respond to the unique needs of children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED) and their families in a way that recipients could understand, comprehensive in scope to address physical, emotional, behavioral health with services ranging from preventative to intensive residential care, and systematic in its use of strategies to implement goals and objectives. The grant, administered by the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, allowed for the hiring of a full-time SOC Expansion
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