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Blair County 2007 PA Youth Survey

2. The PA Youth Survey. Since 1989, the Commonwealth of PA has conducted the survey statewide 72,000 Secondary school students (6th, 8th, 10th

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Blair County 2007 PA Youth Survey

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    1. 1 Blair County 2007 PA Youth Survey March 2, 2009

    2. 2 The PA Youth Survey Since 1989, the Commonwealth of PA has conducted the survey statewide 72,000 Secondary school students (6th, 8th, 10th & 12th grades) across PA participated in 2007 2008 Measures behavior, attitudes, knowledge Measures risk and protective factors Anonymous Most recently was administered in the Fall of 2007 Next implementation will be the fall of 2009

    3. 3 The Numbers 3,093 Blair County students in grades 6, 8, 10 and 12 participated in 2007 All but 80 students completed valid surveys (2.5% were eliminated) 4 strategies are used to eliminate invalid surveys Exaggerated drug use Exaggerated antisocial behavior Reported use of fictitious drug Logically inconsistent patterns of drug use

    4. 4 Blair County PAYS The Numbers 2007 3,093 students (grades 6, 8, 10, 12) from both public& private school districts participated 1,519 Male 1,560 Female 14 did not respond 2,704 White 61 African American 27 Latino 25 American Indian 22 Asian 216 Other/multiple 38 did not respond 2005 4,130 students (grades 6, 8, 10, 12) from both public & private school districts participated 2,027 Male 2,089 Female 14 did not respond 2,858 White 50 African American 23 Latino 17 American Indian 14 Asian 928 Other/multiple 240 did not respond

    5. 5 The CTC Model An operating system to mobilize communities Follows a public health model of preventing poor outcomes by reducing associated risk factors Coalition model that is data-driven and research-based Follows a specific sequence of steps Focuses on the use of evidence-based prevention strategies

    6. 6 The Communities That Care Process Provides local control to build ownership, maintain support and increase sustainability. Matches the local profile of risk and protection with tested, effective actions. Focuses on outcomes to insure accountability for resources.

    7. The Communities That Care Operating System

    8. The Communities That Care Operating System

    9. The Communities That Care Operating System

    10. The Communities That Care Operating System

    11. The Communities That Care Operating System

    12. The Communities That Care Operating System

    13. 13 Why Community Prevention? Different communities, neighborhoods and schools have different profiles of risk and protection.

    14. 14 Why Community Prevention?

    15. 15 Some Terminology Risk Factor: Something that increases the likelihood that youth will experience one or more problem behaviors. Protective Factors: Things that exist in communities, schools, families, within the individual and among peer groups that buffer youth against risk factors.

    16. Risk Factors for Adolescent Problem Behaviors

    17. Risk Factors for Adolescent Problem Behaviors

    18. Risk Factors for Adolescent Problem Behaviors

    20. 20 Protective Factors Healthy Beliefs and Clear Standards Bonding Attachment & Commitment Opportunities, Skills & Recognition Individual Characteristics Protective factors are community, school, and family characteristics that are known to decrease problem behaviors. They include healthy beliefs and clear standards, bonding/commitment (to positive families, schools, communities and friends) and individual characteristics. Protective processes include opportunities for meaningful involvement, social and cognitive skills and recognition for skillful performance. These are commonly referred to as assets because they buffer young people from risks.Protective factors are community, school, and family characteristics that are known to decrease problem behaviors. They include healthy beliefs and clear standards, bonding/commitment (to positive families, schools, communities and friends) and individual characteristics. Protective processes include opportunities for meaningful involvement, social and cognitive skills and recognition for skillful performance. These are commonly referred to as assets because they buffer young people from risks.

    22. Building Protective Factors The Social Development Strategy & Developmental Assets

    23. 23 The Social Development Strategy

    24. Scoring Explained The Communities That Care Youth Survey, the survey upon which the PAYS was based, provides the most comprehensive measurement of risk and protective factors currently available for 6th to 12th graders. Risk and protective factor scales are scored against the Communities That Care normative database. Like the scoring systems used by many national testing programssuch as the SAT and ACTthis method generates percentile scores ranging from 0 to 100. A score of 50, which matches the normative median, indicates that 50% of the respondents in the normative sample reported a score that is lower than the average for Pennsylvania and 50% reported a score that is higher. Similarly, a score of 75 indicates that 75% of the normative sample reported a lower score and 25% reported a higher score.

    25. Blair County - Highest Scoring Protective Factors (Assets) Scores 2007 PAYS - The Highs Belief in the Moral Order (65) Community Opportunities for Prosocial (helpful, caring) Involvement (62) 2005 PAYS - The Highs Belief in the Moral Order (62) Family Rewards for Prosocial Involvement (59) School Opportunities for Prosocial Involvement (59) Prosocial behaviors helping, caring, sharing - Opposite of antisocial ** All nine protective factors scored above the median of 50, indicating Cambria County has higher than average levels of protective factors. Prosocial behaviors helping, caring, sharing - Opposite of antisocial ** All nine protective factors scored above the median of 50, indicating Cambria County has higher than average levels of protective factors.

    26. Protective Factors (Assets) Scores Prosocial behaviors helping, caring, sharing - Opposite of antisocial ** All nine protective factors scored above the median of 50, indicating Cambria County has higher than average levels of protective factors. Prosocial behaviors helping, caring, sharing - Opposite of antisocial ** All nine protective factors scored above the median of 50, indicating Cambria County has higher than average levels of protective factors.

    27. 2005 2007 Blair County Comparison Scores

    28. Blair County Protective Factors Comparisons to State and Region (65) Belief in the Moral Order 1 point or higher than the state and 2 points higher than the region (64 state, 63 region) (62) Community Opportunities for Prosocial Involvement - 2 points higher than state and region (60 state & region)

    29. 29 Blair County Risk Factors Comparisons to State and Region (54) Perceived Availability of Handguns 6 points higher than state, 1 point lower than region (48 state, 55 region) (53) Community Disorganization - 3 points higher than state, 3 points lower than region (50 state, 56 region) (49) Family Conflict same as state & region (49 state & region)

    30. Blair County Community Domain Risk Factor Trend Data

    32. Blair County Family Domain Risk Factor Trend Data

    34. Blair County School Domain Risk Factor Trend Data

    36. Blair County Peer & Individual Domain Risk Factor Trend Data

    38. 38 Blair County Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs (ATODs) Scores Lifetime ATOD use is a good measure of experimentation of drug use Past-30-Day ATOD Use is a good measure of current use 12 questions designed to measure non-medical use of prescription drugs

    39. Blair County All Students Lifetime & Regular ATOD Use

    40. 40 Largest Grade Level Differences For Lifetime Use ATOD Blair County students reported higher average levels of lifetime smokeless tobacco and alcohol use than their national counterparts and lower average levels of lifetime marijuana, Ecstasy, inhalant and cocaine use. Blair County 12th graders reported higher average levels of lifetime inhalants, steroids and any illicit drug use than their state level peers. Also, the 8th graders reported higher average levels of lifetime cigarette use than their peers across the state.

    41. 41 Blair County Largest Grade Level Differences For Lifetime Use ATOD The largest grade-level differences in lifetime substance use were for: Smokeless tobacco in the 12th grade (30.6% versus 15.1% National; 18.1% State; 31% Region) Smokeless in the 10 grade (24.3% versus 15.1% National; 13.7% State; 25.3% Region) Smokeless in the 8th grade (14.7% versus 9.1% National; 5.8% State; 15.5% Region)

    42. 42 Blair County Largest Grade Level Differences For Lifetime Use ATOD Cigarettes in the 8th grade (22.4% versus 22.1% National; 16.2% State; 23.3% Region) Inhalants in the 12 grade (11.1% versus 10.5% National; 6.6% State; 8.9% Region) Smokeless in the 12th grade (6.9% versus 7.8% National; 5.7% State; 6.1% Region) Any illicit drug in the 12th grade (19.2% versus 14.2% State and 16.8% Region) Steroid use in the 12th grade (2.4% versus 1.5% of their peers across the state)

    43. 43 Blair County Largest Grade Level Differences Past 30-Day-Use ATOD For past-30-day ATOD use, students in Blair County reported higher average levels of smokeless tobacco and cigarette use than their national counterparts and lower average levels of marijuana use and binge drinking.

    44. 44 Blair County Largest Grade Level Differences 30-Day-Use ATOD The largest grade-level differences in past-30-day substance use were for: Smokeless tobacco in the 10th grade (13.2% versus 6.1% National; 7.1% State; 13.9% Region) Smokeless tobacco in the 12th grade (15.3% versus 6.6% National; 9.7% State; 17.8% Region) Smokeless tobacco in the 8th grade (7% versus 3.2% National; 2.6% State; 7.4% Region) Cigarettes in the 8th grade (8.4% versus 7.1% National; 5.5% State; 8.9% Region) Cigarettes in the 10th grade (17.3% vs. 14% National; 13.7% State; 15.8% Region)

    51. Blair County Grade Level Lifetime vs. Regular Use

    52. 52 Blair County Perception of Risk When perceived risk is HIGH use is LOW 77.9% of all students perceive great risk of harm involved in using marijuana regularly 69.9% of all students perceive great risk of harm involved in smoking regularly When perceived risk is LOW use is High 48.6% of all students perceive great risk of harm involved in overall ATOD use 47% of all students perceive risk of harm involved in using marijuana at least one time

    53. Blair County Antisocial Behaviors

    54. 54 Blair County Students Threatened to be Hit or Beat Up on School Property

    55. 55 Blair County Students Attacked or Beaten Up on School Property

    56. 56 21.4% of high school seniors reported driving after alcohol use (17.8% state, 20% region) 13% reported driving after marijuana use (16% state, 15% region)

    57. Blair County Students Symptoms of Depression Research shows link between mental health problems, such as depression, and the use of ATODs during adolescence Four questions about feelings sadness, hopelessness, worthlessness that can be symptoms of depression Research shows link between mental health problems, such as depression, and the use of ATODs during adolescence Four questions about feelings sadness, hopelessness, worthlessness that can be symptoms of depression

    58. 58 Conclusions: On the Good Side Blair County youth have a strong belief in the moral order (understand right from wrong, and have ethical fortitude or high morals and values) The community and schools are doing a great job of providing both opportunities and rewards for youth to be involved in positive, healthy activities The majority of youth in Blair County are involved in some type of regular religious activity

    59. 59 Conclusions: ATOD and Problem Behaviors in Blair County Smokeless tobacco - higher than national and state in all grades 12th graders higher than national and state in many areas of ATOD use 12th grade past-30-day use of alcohol has not significantly reduced since 2001 2001 45.6% 2003 44.2% 2005 46.7% 2007 47.3%

    60. 60 Conclusions: ATOD and Problem Behaviors in Blair County While 10th grade past-30-day use has decreased since 2001, 12th grade past-30-day use of alcohol has not significantly changed since 2001 2001 45.6% 2003 44.2% 2005 46.7% 2007 47.3% 21.4% of high school seniors reported driving after alcohol use (17.8% state, 20% region) 13% reported driving after marijuana use (16% state, 15% region)

    61. 61 Blair County Conclusions: The Ones to Watch The majority of youth feel attached to their families and agree that their families reward them when they are involved in prosocial activities, however, the family domain was the weakest area of protection and scores have dropped seven points for both family opportunities and family reward for prosocial involvement since the last survey. The score for school rewards for positive involvement has dropped 10 points and school opportunities for the same dropped 9 since the last survey.

    62. 62 THE ONES TO WATCH Blair County students are technical lower risk for these but three or four points away from being at risk for: FAMILY DOMAIN Family Conflict (49) Parental Attitudes Favorable Toward Antisocial Behavior (47) Parental Attitudes Favorable Toward ATOD use (46) PEER DOMAIN Peer Rewards for Antisocial Behavior (46)

    63. 63 Conclusions: The Ones To Watch Other red flags? Your thoughts? Suggestions on this data review? Questions?

    64. Blair County Conclusions: Positives Favorable Attitudes toward Antisocial Behaviors and ATOD Use continue to trend down among youth in Blair County. Both risk factors scored at 35, significantly lower than the normative average.

    65. 65 Conclusions: Blair County Strengths Early Initiation of Drug Use is low (Score 38) Friends Use of Drugs is low (38) Sensation Seeking is low (Score 39) Perceived Availability of Drugs is low (Score 40)

    66. 66 Conclusions: Good News for Blair County All risk factors scored below 50 overall with the exception of Perceived Availability of Handguns (54) and Community Disorganization (53)

    67. 67 Conclusions: Positives Blair County Students are at low risk for: Sensation Seeking (43) Favorable Attitudes Toward Antisocial Behavior (43) Favorable Attitudes Toward ATOD Use (43) Low Neighborhood Attachment (45) Poor Academic Performance (45)

    68. 68 Progress in Blair County Most risk factors are trending down as the years pass Low perceived risk of drug use fluctuates but is still well below the normative average: 2001 34 2003 43 2005 32 2007 - 41

    69. 69 Conclusions: The Good News What surprises you? Your thoughts? Suggestions on this data review? Questions?

    70. 70 It is important to keep in mind that we need to assess not only the individual risk factors but also take a close look at the environment in which young people are drinking.It is important to keep in mind that we need to assess not only the individual risk factors but also take a close look at the environment in which young people are drinking.

    71. 71 2009 Anticipated Costs 1.60 per complete student survey $600 per school report These are anticipated costs based on the 2007 fees.

    72. 72 Now What? Archival Data Collection (assignments/deadlines) Select three priority risk factors and three priority protective factors (timeline) Scan the community to identify what programs/services already exists to address the priorities (identify gaps) Determine how to address high risk areas and low levels of protection (evidence-based programs) Implement action plan

    73. 73 Now What? Document achievements and evaluate outcomes (annual report/community report card) Dont forget to build your organizational/board capacity and engage all stakeholders (diversify) Community awareness and involvement is key for sustainability (get the word out and engage key leaders shorten and use this presentation as a discussion starter and a reason to get in front of other groups) Begin the process all over again

    74. 74 Thank You If you have any question please contact: Tracy Shultz Regional Strategic Consultant Communities That Care Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Shippensburg University Email: shultztl@msn.com Phone: 814/444-9283

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