Emotional Health

Year Self-inflicted injury rate per 100,00 children ages 10-19. Psychiatric hospital admissions Number of children receiving psychological treatment Drug/Alcohol arrests for drug use/ possession/ sale/ DUI for ages 10-20 Children rostered (eligible and waiting) for ICM services
1993         459    
1994            
1995   68.30   279     524    
1996   76.00   169        
1997     173     476    
1998     168        
1999     160   2127   731    
2000   39.82   170        
2001     141   3392      
2002     1486     778    
Source: Dutchess County Department of Mental Hygiene and St. Francis Hospital. Self Inflicted Injury, Drug/Alcohol arrests data from Touchstones, United Way. Children receiving Psychological Treatment from D.C. Dept. of Mental Health and Chart book of Mental Hea
Note 1: 1999 statistics is based on the approximation of 1/3 of the child abuse reports.