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Ruth Perou, PhD Child Development Studies Team Division of Human Development and Disability

A Public Health Approach to Children’s Behavioral Health at the Center’s for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Ruth Perou, PhD Child Development Studies Team Division of Human Development and Disability National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

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Ruth Perou, PhD Child Development Studies Team Division of Human Development and Disability

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  1. A Public Health Approach to Children’s Behavioral Health at the Center’s for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Ruth Perou, PhD Child Development Studies Team Division of Human Development and Disability National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Association of County Behavioral Health And Developmental Disabilities Directors Washington DC March 4, 2011 National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Division of Human Development and Disability

  2. States with Significant (p < .05) Increases in Parent-reported ADHD Diagnosis (2003-2007) Note: There was a statistical trend in the rates in MD, AL, & NE (.05<=p<= .1).

  3. SSNR Surveillance National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence(NatSCEV) ~70 screener items Broad range of victimizations Caregiver report: age 0-9 yearsYouth self-report: age 10-17 yrs 4,549 participants 34 SSNR items added

  4. The Public Health Model Prevention

  5. Project Choices Project Connect Learn the Signs. Act Early Legacy for ChildrenTM Sample CDC Child-Family Prevention Programs

  6. Learn the Signs. Act Early. • Builds on familiar experiences of parents, such as monitoring their child’s growth • Aims to educate parents, health care professionals, and childcare providers about child development • Encourages early screening and intervention—strategies that hold the most promise for affected children and their families

  7. Learn the Signs Resource Kits www.cdc.gov/actearly 7

  8. Legacy for ChildrenTM • Improve outcomes for children in poverty by promoting positive parenting • Legacy mechanisms: • Mother-Child Interaction • Enhancing parental self efficacy • Promoting a sense of community • Evaluation • Preliminary analysis are promising • 17% INT children had fewer behavioral challenges • 20% INT children had higher cognitive scores • Longitudinal evaluation in progress • Feasibility study in progress - Collaboration with ACF • Implementation Resources for Communities

  9. The Public Health Model Evaluation Feedback throughout process

  10. Evaluation feedback at every step Program Evaluation the goal of rigorous evaluation is to rule out alternative explanations (aka “threats to internal validity”) for observed outcomes Technology Enhancements to Parenting Programs Improving Training of Home Visitation Programs Evaluation

  11. Triple P: Population-based Approach Everybody All Families in a Specific Setting Families at Risk Media Campaign Brief Consultations in Primary Care Settings Parenting Skills Training Families in Crisis Intensive Counseling

  12. Public Health Leadership for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment (PHL) Initiative Supporting state public health agency efforts in primary prevention of child maltreatment

  13. PHL Purpose To raise awareness about child maltreatment prevention as a public health issue. To identify ways to support, improve, and expand child maltreatment prevention efforts in public health agencies.

  14. Health Department Role

  15. Examples of Public Health Relevant Approaches to Child Behavioral Health Across the Social Ecological Model • Examples • Maternity/Paternity Leave • Societal • Community • Relationship • Individual • Examples • Parents Matter Program • School Connectedness • MH Consultation • Examples • Parent Training • Examples • Home visitation • Legacy for ChildrenTM • Project Choices

  16. Thank you! Points of Contact: Ruth Perou, PhD rzp4@cdc.gov National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Place Descriptor Here

  17. Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network Collaborative effort to estimate prevalence of ASDs in multiple areas of US Provide data to Characterize the ASD population Describe variation by subgroups and over time Evaluate methodologic factorswhich may influence estimates Inform hypotheses on potential risk factors

  18. UCLA KABC IQ at 3 Years of Age Intervention Comparison Moderate MR Mild MR Borderline IF Moderate MR Mild MR Borderline IF 50% 30% IF = Intellectual Functioning

  19. UM DECA: Meeting Referral Criteria at 2 Years • 17% fewer intervention children fell 2 SDs above the mean for behavioral problems • Comparison children had 78% greater odds of meeting referral criteria for behavioral problems

  20. % of children aged 4-17 years currently taking medication for ADHD by state: United States, 2007 7.6%-9.5% 5.9%-7.5% 4.7%-5.8% 3.7%-4.7% 1.2%-3.6% WA ME VT ND MT MI MN OR NH WI ID MA SD NY WY MI RI PA CT IA NE NJ NV OH IL IN DE WV UT MD CA CO VA DC KS MO KY NC TN OK AZ SC AR NM GA MS AL LA TX AK FL HI

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