The Health of Florida's Children and Youth

Home Table of Contents Prefix Goals Core Functions Health Indicators Appendices Next    Page | Topic Previous    Page | Topic Leading Health Indicator 9 (continued) Objectives Selected to Measure This Indicator Florida Objectives Healthy People 2010 Similar Objective (9, 10) FL 18-1      Reduce the suicide rate among adolescents Per 100,000 Population 2000 Baseline 2010 Target 10 to 14 year olds (#=13 in 2000) 1.3 0.7 15 to 19 year olds (#=58 in 2000) 6.1 3.1 20 to 24 year olds (#= 131 in 2000) 14.1 7.0 Data Source: Florida Vital Statistics Florida Department of Health HP 18-1     Reduce the suicide rate Per 100,000 Population 1998 Baseline 2010 Target   11.3 5.0 Note: (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population). Data Source: National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), CDC, NCHS FL 18-2     Reduce the rate of suicide attempts by adolescents Percent Grades 9 through 12 1999 Baseline 2010 Target Suicide attempt requiring medical attention 3.7 1.0 Note: (12 month average) Data Source: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC, NCCDPHP HP 18-2     Reduce the rate of suicide attempts by adolescents Percent Grades 9 through 12 1999 Baseline 2010 Target Suicide attempt requiring medical attention 2.6 1.0 Note: (12 month average) Data Source: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC, NCCDPHP FL 18-4a     Increase school days seriously emotionally disturbed children attend Objective: Percent 0 to 18 year olds below 200% of poverty with access to dental health services through publicly funded and volunteer programs Target: In development Baseline: 90 percent Data Source: Florida Department of Children and Families   FL 18-7     Decrease the proportion of children with mental health problems who report difficulty in receiving treatment and increase the number served Percent 1999 Baseline 2010 Target KidCare family report of a problem in child receiving mental / behavioral health services 16.1%   Ratio of children hospitalized for mental health care to those receiving mental health services (Medicaid enrolled children) 5.3%                    1999 Baseline 2010 Target Increase the number of children receiving publicly funded mental health services for all children and for children less than age 5.        All Children 71,241 83,000    0-5 year olds 5,962 7,000 Data Source: Florida Annual SCHIP KidCare Evaluation and: Department of Children and Families, Mental Health Services Targets are in development for this objective HP 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 Note: Four objectives were selected to measure progress in the leading indicator – Mental Health for Children and Youth in Florida. These do not include all the child and youth health indicators for Mental Health. More objectives can be found in the Focus Area 18. Next Topic - Health Indicator 10   Back to Top