Boys Town blazes a trail in brain research for kids

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The rate of prescription antipsychotic drug use among children in the general population in the United States is about 7 percent; for children on Medicaid, about 11 percent; and for children in the foster care system, as high as 20 percent in some …
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An intervention … for Malibu

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High-profile rehabilitation centers dominate the landscape in the beach enclave of Malibu, Calif., which has promoted some residents and city officials to seek help to control the growth of the industry. [CREDIT: … While 85 percent of drug and …
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Safety Center Issues: Keeping the Mentally Ill Out of Harm's Way

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While an RFP selection process is contemplated, it's taken as a given that the facility would be operated by the Helen Ross McNabb Center, the community's foremost provider of mental health services and also substance abuse treatment for the most …
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