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18-7. Treatment for children with mental health problems

Treatment Expansion

ORIGINAL OBJECTIVE
18-7. (Developmental) Increase the proportion of children with mental health problems who receive treatment.
Potential data source: National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA), SAMHSA, OAS.
OBJECTIVE WITH REVISIONS
18-7. (Developmental) Increase the proportion of children with mental health problems who receive treatment. 
Target: 66 percent. 
Baseline: 59 percent of children with mental health problems received treatment in 2001. 
Target setting method: Better than the best. 
Potential data source : National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS.Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA), SAMHSA, OAS
REVISED OBJECTIVE
18-7. Increase the proportion of children with mental health problems who receive treatment.
Target: 66 percent.
Baseline: 59 percent of children with mental health problems received treatment in 2001.
Target setting method: Better than the best.
Data source : National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS.

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