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Practical Application of the Pennsylvania Youth Survey PAYS in Erie County Schools

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Practical Application of the Pennsylvania Youth Survey PAYS in Erie County Schools

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    1. Practical Application of the Pennsylvania Youth Survey (PAYS) in Erie County Schools

    2. Reduction of Adolescent Problem Behaviors Teen Pregnancy Violence School Drop Out Delinquency Substance Abuse

    4. PAYS Survey Topics Risk factor scores Protective factor scores (assets) ATOD (Alcohol-Tobacco-Other Drug)usage Additional prevention planning data; Weapons in schools -Symptoms of depression Social norms -Bullying Gang involvement -Frequency of antisocial behavior

    5. Benefits of Utilizing PAYS PAYS is a valid and reliable instrument based on risk & protective factors and youth problem behaviors. PAYS data can obtain information that is traditionally not present in many other surveys including archival data, focus groups and key leader interviews. PAYS has a state and national comparison data set that is beneficial for community prevention planning and also allows for a trend analysis over time.

    6. 2005 vs 2007 Erie County PAYS Participation

    10. Risk Factor Scores (Example) The normative average for scores (50) is based upon national comparison data from the “Monitoring the Future” survey. Risk factor scores above 50 indicates the risk factor is worse than the national average.

    11. Protective Factor Scores (Example) Protective factor scores are also compared to national data sets. A score over (50) indicates the protective factor is doing better than the national average.

    12. PAYS and Trend Analysis (example)

    13. County, State & National Comparisons

    14. 2005 Erie County Risk Factors

    15. 2005 Erie County Risk Factors

    16. Erie County 2005 PAYS Overall Lifetime & Past 30-day Use of ATOD (Percentage of Usage)

    17. Priority Risk & Protective Factors Priority Risk Factors (high priority): Poor Family Discipline Transitions & Mobility Family History of the Problem Behavior Favorable Parental Attitudes & Involvement in the Problem Behavior Priority Protective Factors (high priority): Family Attachment Family Rewards for Pro-social Involvement

    18. Other Areas of Concern: Rates of depression among students. 34% of students say they feel sad or depressed most days (39% of 6th grade students). 30% of students think “they are no good at all”. High usage rates of alcohol for high school 55% of students have tried alcohol. 26% use alcohol on a weekly basis. Gambling for money Abuse of prescription drugs

    19. What are the benefits of PAYS? Used as a Needs Assessment for grants (Safe Schools, CTC). Allows for risk-focused approaches to adolescent problem behaviors (data driven). Establishes baseline data for trends in youth behaviors. Justifies prevention programs and creates accountability for school level decisions.

    20. When will my school data arrive? Westat is the company that will analyze your data and send a report back to you summarizing the data collected. The timeline for the report is anticipated to be returned to your school in April/May 2008. It will most likely be sent to the superintendent or building principal. The PAYS report belongs to the school district, but there will be a county aggregate report available for the public.

    21. What to do with your school data… Form a small workgroup to analyze your data and compare it to county, state and national data trends. Develop a short list (6-8) of priority risk factors that are trending high for your school. Eventually narrow it down to the top 3-5 priorities. Identify “proven” programs and/or current efforts in your school that address your priority risk factors. Work with your building level teams to focus on what the data tells you, not “hearsay”.

    22. What can we do to assist you? The IU, Penn State CORE and the Mercyhurst College Civic Institute are planning a workshop in Spring 2008 to assist you in analyzing the data and creating a report. Schools should decide if they are going to share this information or keep it as an internal document. The Erie County Policy & Planning Council is planning a county release of PAYS data to the community in Spring 2008. Provide technical assistance with your data and report development.

    23. Questions?

    24. www.samhsa.gov www.pccd.state.pa.us www.ecdh.org www.colorado.edu/cspv

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