2. Estimated Population with SED, SMI Served Weekly in Child below 18 age group, All Category - Long Island Region Survey Week 2011
County
Age 8 and Below
Age 9-17
SED Served
* Est. SED Population
SED Served
Long Island Region
293
43516
1946
NASSAU
137
20408
784
SUFFOLK
156
23108
1162
* Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2008 population estimates. SED (Children with serious emotional disturbance)=12% of Child (ages 9-17) Population, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General. Rockville, MD.
A prevalence rate for children between age 0-8 has not been estimated.