“We believe that more than 4 percent of the children in this country suffer ADHD... We want to know how to better identify and refer children for treatment.” KnowsWantBelieveChildrenCountrySufferingKnow HowPercentTreatmentAdhd Author:David Satcher
“We also want to make sure Penn State becomes a national leader in this whole area of child abuse prevention and treatment.” WantChildrenStatesWholeLeaderAreasAbuseTreatmentChild AbusePreventionPenn State Author:Rodney Erickson
“Equal treatment for children in unequal situations is not justice.” ChildrenJusticeSituationEqualTreatmentEqual Treatment Author:Jerry Brown
“By characterizing the use of illegal drugs as quasi-legal, state-sanctioned, Saturday afternoon fun, legalizers destabilize the societal norm that drug use is dangerous. They undercut the goals of stopping the initiation of drug use to prevent addiction.... Children entering drug abuse treatment routinely report that they heard that 'pot is medicine' and, therefore, believed it to be good for them.” ChildrenStatesUseFunGoalHeardDangerousDrugAbuseMedicineAddictionBe GoodReportsTreatmentIllegalPotAfternoonSaturdayStoppingEnteringNormInitiationDrug AbuseDrug UseIllegal DrugsUndercutSaturday Afternoon Author:Andrea Barthwell