FLOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY 2015 Analysis & Processing: David S. Sallee, Ph.D. Associate Professor , Radford University Prepared by: Center for Public Health Practice and Research, Population Health Sciences, Virginia Tech May, 2015
Introduction: Information Collected from the YRBS • Accurate, reliable information regarding the health behaviors and needs of 8 th - 12 th grade students in the Floyd County Schools. • Alcohol, tobacco and other drug usage activities • Exercise and dietary behaviors including consumption of sugary sweetened beverages • Violence-related activities • A variety of other health and safety related activities
The specific questions addressed: • What is the current level of risk-taking behaviors among 8 th - 12 th grade students? • How do the current levels of self-reported behavior among Floyd County high school and middle school students compare with their national counterparts (2013 CDC YRBS)? • What are the health related needs for the 8 th- 12 th grades in Floyd County Schools?
Instrumentation and Administration : • Administered to: • All 8th grade students • All 10th and 12th grade students • Adapted from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) YRBS • 1) CORE measures (Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana, and Prescription Drugs): 30 day use; perception of peer disapproval; perception of harm; and perceptions of parental disapproval • 2) Data focusing on risk behaviors of specific concern to the community • 111 multiple choice questions
Middle School Results 8 th Grade
Middle School Demographics: • 153 students total • Race/Ethnicity: • 83.7% (n=128) White • Age: • 5.9% (n=9) Multi Racial • 26.8% (n=41) 13 years old • 2.6% (n=4) African American • 65.4% (n=100) 14 years old • 3.3% (n=5) American Indian • 6.5% (n=10) 15 years old or Alaska Native • 3.3% (n=5) Hispanic or • Gender: Latino • 50.3% (n=77) Female • 61.4% (n=94) • 49.0% (n=75) Male described their grades as mostly As and Bs
Middle School Data by Gender : Data Points Higher in Males: Data Points Higher in Females: • Weight loss activities • Carrying weapons • Feeling sad or hopeless almost every • Awareness of gang activities, day for two weeks or more in a row and approached to join gang that they stopped doing some usual activities activities • Cigarette use, chewing tobacco, • Seriously considering attempting snuff, or dip use suicide, making a plan, and actually attempting suicide • Electronic vapor product use • Intentionally injury to themselves, and • Texting while driving knowing of others that have done the same • Being bullied • Receiving threatening or intimidating communication online
High School Results 10 th & 12 th Grade
High School Demographics: • Gender: • 238 students total • 47.5% (n=113) Female • • 49.6% (n=118) Male Grade: • 10th grade (n=126, 52.9%) • Race/Ethnicity: • 12th grade (n=108, 45.4%) • 81% (n=193) White • • 10.9% (n=26) Multi Racial Age: • 2.5% (n=6) African American • 2.1% (n=5) 12 years old or younger • 2.5% (n=6) Asian • 0.8% (n=2) 13 years old 68.1% (n=162) described their • • 0.8% (n=2) 14 years old grades as mostly As and Bs • 25.2% (n=60) 15 years old • 24.8% (n=59) 16 years old • 91.6% (n= 218) had attended Floyd • 29.0% (n=69) 17 years old County Schools for two years or more • 17.2% (n=41) and 18 years or older
High School Data by Gender : Data Points Higher in Males: Data Points Higher in Females: • Carrying weapons • Weight loss activities • Physical fighting • Feeling sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more in a row • Chewing tobacco and snuff use • Seriously considering attempting • Riding in a car or other vehicle driven suicide by someone who had been drinking alcohol, in the past 30 days • Missing school because of bullying • High school males reported wearing a • Number of hours texting, blogging, seat belt less frequently than high and chatting on an average school day school females • Volunteering in their community
Comparison Tables: A Snapshot
Comparison Tables: Violence and Gang Activities
Threat Assessment • FCPS has a Threat Assessment protocol in place that provides a research based approach to an investigation of a threat. • Our Resource Officer is an active member of our Threat Assessment Team. • Adapted from Guidelines for Responding to Student Threats of Violence by Dewey Cornell and Peter Sheras, (Sopris West, 2006)
Mandated Reporters Local Interagency Agreement between Floyd County • Public Schools and Floyd County Department of Social Services. The Code of Virginia Section 63.2-1511.D requires each • local department of social services and school division to adopt a written interagency agreement as a protocol for investigating child abuse and neglect reports. Pursuant to the Code of Virginia, Section 63.2-1509, • school division employees will report suspected child abuse and neglect within 24 hours of the first suspicion.
Comparison Tables: Suicide and Self Harm
Suicide Protocol • In accordance with § 22.1-272.1 Code of Virginia, all licensed educational professionals who believe a student may be at risk for attempting suicide hold the responsibility of reporting these students to a licensed school professional, while ensuring the safety of the student. All educational professionals who discover that a student has thought or fantasized about taking one’s own life, even without the presence of any action to carry out these thoughts, will immediately notify a School Counselor, School Psychologist, School-Home Coordinator, or School Nurse. • Licensed School Professional (LSP) A LSP includes professional school counselors, school nurses, school psychologists, and school social workers. The LSP is trained to conduct interviews with students in order to informally assess the level of suicide risk.
Conducting a Risk Assessment • The LSP, upon notification, will immediately interview the student to determine the suicide risk. The LSP will use the Suicide Risk Assessment and Checklist. Under such conditions as a suicide threat, commitment to student confidentiality is superseded by the need to initiate life-saving interventions. • In accordance with § 22.1-272.1 Code of Virginia, when a student appears to be at risk for attempting suicide, licensed school professionals are responsible for assessing a student’s level of imminent risk.
Valuable Prevention Resources • Therapeutic Day Treatment Services provided by: • Family Preservation Services • National Counseling Group • New River Valley Community Services: • provides emergency evaluation and crisis intervention to the New River Valley 24 hours per day, 7 days per week (ACCESS, (540) 961-8400) • Counseling and Training on Mental Health Issues • Prevention Care
Mental Health First Aide Training • This training is aimed at helping teach school personnel (or other professions) how to identify mental health symptoms and get those people/students linked to services. • Provided by New River Valley Community Services Crisis and Family Services
Comparison Tables: Cigarette and Tobacco Use
Comparison Tables: Electronic Vapor Product Use
Tobacco Prevention Program • According to FCPS Policy GBEC, smoking, chewing or any other use of any tobacco products by staff, students, and visitors is prohibited on school property. • The majority of the reported cases are smokeless tobacco. • First Offense: • The child has to research and write a two page paper on the effects of tobacco on an individual’s health. • The project is completed during one day of In-School- Suspension.
Comparison Tables: Alcohol Use and Family Rules
Students Against Destructive Decisions, formerly Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD) • The mission of the SADD chapter is to help people avoid the dangers of drinking and driving. • Today, their mission has expanded to deal with underage drinking, other drug use, risky and impaired driving, and other destructive decisions. • Professional Community Speakers provide information on real life drug abuse outcomes. • New Life • New River Valley Community Services
Comparison Tables: 30 Day Drug Use
Comparison Tables: Drug Use During Life
Youth Risk Behavior Survey, January 2015 30-Day Use, Percentage of Students 60.0% 47.8% 50.0% 41.8% 40.0% 30.3% 29.8% 29.3% 30.0% 26.8% 24.6% 23.4% 20.0% 16.7% 16.1% 13.4% 12.7% 12.1% 10.0% 9.9% 8.7% 10.0% 3.2% 2.7% 2.7% 2.2% 2.0% 0.0% 8th grade High School National 2013 Cigarettes Spit Tobacco Alcohol Marijuana Cocaine Rx Drugs Meth (lifetime use) Heroin (lifetime) Vapor Products
Comparison Tables: Weight Loss & Physical Activity
Prevention Programs • Too Good For Drugs • 5 th and 7 th Grade • Multifaceted framework based on several theoretical constructs which have been strongly supported by research in the prevention field (Social Learning Theory, Bandura). Health Rocks! • • 8 th Grade • Researched based program that encourages healthy choices.
Comparison Tables: Online Activity
Comparison Tables: Bullying
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