Missouri Consumer, Family & Youth Conference

August 22-24, 2010 Tan-Tar-A Resort, Lake of the Ozarks MO

"She said the point of the study is not to blame parents, but to gain clues about what is going on in older parents that could increase a child's risk of developing autism."

The current study, which incorporates data on 4.9 million births and 12,159 autism cases in California, helps to clarify the contribution of age from both parents

Many of you may already know the House Appropriations on Health, Mental Health and Social Services Committee has amended the Governor’s Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Recommendations and proposed an additional $15 million core cut.  We are early in the budget development process and have a long way to go before we know the real level of reductions that will be required of DMH.