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Illinois Youth Survey & Student Assistance Program

Diana Benoist, South High Coordinator, LPC, NCC Keith Bullock, North High Coordinator, LCSW, CADC Counseling and Student Services Department

Objectives:

• Review our student participation in the Illinois

Youth Survey (IYS) in March 2014

• Present D99 IYS trend data
• Celebrate positive trends and identify areas of

future focus

• Present information on our district-wide social

norms marketing campaign, #mostteens@d99,

• ur evidenced-based prevention approach
• Review the goals and work of the Student

Assistance Program

Illinois Youth Survey (IYS)

• Designed and processed by the Center for

Prevention Research and Development at the University of Illinois

• “[The IYS is] designed to gather information about a

variety of health and social indicators including substance use patterns and attitudes of Illinois youth.”

• Modeled on the national Monitoring the Future

survey from the University of Michigan, given since 1975

Illinois Youth Survey (IYS)

• Valid and Reliable
• Voluntary participation biannually since 1990
• Funded by the State of Illinois
• D99 students surveyed in 2000, 2004, 2008,

2014

Categories of Survey and Data

• Student Characteristics (Demographics)
• Drug Prevalence & Behaviors
• Drug Use & Contributing Factors
• Interpersonal Conflict, Violence &

Delinquency

• Academic & School Experiences
• Mental, Social, & Physical Health
• D99 Additional Questions

Benefits of participating in IYS

• To know and share accurate information about

student needs, challenges, behaviors, and strengths

• Monitor changes within adolescent population
• Provides data on several topics to use for multiple

purposes

• Data is basis of social norms marketing/

#mostteens@d99

• Helps connect to State grant-funded partnerships

Illinois Youth Survey

District 99 Student Population Surveyed

• March 18, 2014, all 2nd hour students

in attendance

• 4,292 or more than 85% of District 99

students surveyed

• All grade levels surveyed consistently
• 98% of surveys processed for data

Data Trends to Consider and Celebrate

• IYS confirms most D99 students do NOT regularly drink

alcohol or use substances!

• Students’ primary activities with friends are non-substance

related

• Statistical declines in use compared with 2008 data
• 2014 D99 student use lower than State of Illinois student use

in 2012

• D99 student alcohol and substance use generally mirrors or is

lower than national, state, and county trends

• Low D99 student use of illicit drugs overall, extremely low for

substances such as cocaine, meth, and heroin

Focus for the Future

• Sustain our social norms marketing campaign
• Monitor national drug trends including potential

changes in perceptions and norms regarding marijuana use. Continue to educate students and families on the concerns related to marijuana use.

• Inform families and students on the challenges of

storing and dangers of abusing prescription drugs

• Reach out to parents and families through social

media

Social Norms Marketing—mostteens@d99

• IYS data is a vital component
• Started last year with national data
• Use data to inform and market to multiple

audiences actual student usage, challenging inaccurate assumptions/misperceptions

• Goal of reducing overall use as students seek to be

part of the norm in their school community

• Sustained effort—for this year will include PN/MW

lessons during RRW and monthly messages

SAP Prevention Efforts and Programs

• Integrated efforts and programming
• Red Ribbon Week: using a peer to

peer teaching model and sharing

• ur social norms message through

various mediums during RRW and all year

• Operation Snowball—Social Emotional

Learning and life skills

• Mad Dash/Rush Corp/Mustang Way

Leaders and Positively North Stars— building leadership skills and capacity while supporting transitioning students

SAP Prevention Efforts and Programs

• SAP reaches out to all students in all tiers
• Integrated with Mustang Way and Positively North
• Keep healthy students healthy
• Intervene with students and support families
• Provide individual and group interventions
• Connect students and families to community support
• Support Athletic and Activity Code
• Partner with other government entities and community

providers

#mostteens@d99

#mostteens@d99

Thank you for your support!

Diana Benoist, South High Coordinator, LPC, NCC Keith Bullock, North High Coordinator, LCSW, CADC Counseling and Student Services Department