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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 446884" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>I agree, and asked the intake counselor of the specialized program DD1 applied to, the same question. They ONLY take kids with "certain" behavioral issues. Don't know what the formula is, but NO Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) qualifies. DD1 WAS accepted, but she is on the mild end of behavior issues. They ONLY take kids that qualify for the state Healthy Kids program which is a step above Medicaid. They Do NOT take kids on plain Medicaid. Oh, then there must be similar programs for those kids since you would think that the lower economic status would put them even more 'at risk'?????? NOPE. None she knew of. but, this is just one program inside a program inside a program.</p><p></p><p>What really gets me is that 'the powers that be' have not made the connection between mental illness and incarceration rates, when the evidence is overwhelming. Found this article from 2009 which clearly puts the statistics into perspective.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/03/us/03prison.html" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/03/us/03prison.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 446884, member: 11965"] I agree, and asked the intake counselor of the specialized program DD1 applied to, the same question. They ONLY take kids with "certain" behavioral issues. Don't know what the formula is, but NO Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) qualifies. DD1 WAS accepted, but she is on the mild end of behavior issues. They ONLY take kids that qualify for the state Healthy Kids program which is a step above Medicaid. They Do NOT take kids on plain Medicaid. Oh, then there must be similar programs for those kids since you would think that the lower economic status would put them even more 'at risk'?????? NOPE. None she knew of. but, this is just one program inside a program inside a program. What really gets me is that 'the powers that be' have not made the connection between mental illness and incarceration rates, when the evidence is overwhelming. Found this article from 2009 which clearly puts the statistics into perspective. [url]http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/03/us/03prison.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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