Youth Behavioral Health Data Overview: State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup

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This overview highlights the State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup's goals to monitor, analyze, and share youth behavioral health data in Delaware. The SEOW aims to inform prevention strategies through data-guided products and effective data presentation to support decision-makers and organizations. School surveys play a key role in collecting data on mental health, risk factors, and protective behaviors among middle and high school students.

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Youth Behavioral Health Data Overview State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup University of Delaware Center for Drug and Health Studies November 20, 2020

State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup Funding for this project has been provided by the Delaware Department for Health and Social Services, Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). 1

State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW) Goals of the SEOW: 1. To build monitoring and surveillance systems to identify, analyze, and profile data from state and local sources; 2. To identify, share, and analyze data; 3. To create data-guided products that inform prevention planning and policies; 4. To train agencies and communities in understanding, using, and presenting data effectively. https://www.cdhs.udel.edu/seow/what-is-seow 2

Some of the ways that the SEOW supports organizations and decisionmakers o Technical Assistance o Data Presentations o Data Products o School Survey Data Dissemination & Analyses (CDHS) 3

Data: School Surveys Instrument Frequency of Data Collection Grades Geographic Level Availability Topics 5th, 8th, & 11th Delaware School Survey Annually State, County, Zip Code, District* Mental Health, Risk & Protective Factors, etc. https://www.cdhs.udel.edu/ seow/school- surveys/delaware-school- survey-(dss) Youth Risk Behavior Survey Every Two Years Middle & High School State, County Risk Behaviors, Reproductive Health, Nutrition & Physical Activity, etc. https://www.cdhs.udel.edu/ seow/school-surveys/youth- risk-behavior-survey-(yrbs) *Requires additional permission. 4

Feeling Sad/Hopeless: High School Students During the past 12 months, did you ever feel so sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more in a row that you stopped doing some usual activities? (%) 31.5 30.6 27.6 Sussex County Delaware National Sources: CDHS. (2017). YRBS: High School. University of Delaware.; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [2017] Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data. Available at: www.cdc.gov/yrbs 6

Past Year Self Harm: High School Students (%) Sussex County Delaware 83.4 86.5 12.1 9.5 4.6 4.1 0 Once 2 or More 0 Once 2 or More Source: CDHS. (2017). YRBS: High School. University of Delaware 7

Self Harm: Delaware Middle School Students (%) Source: CDHS. (2019). YRBS: High School. University of Delaware 8

Past Year Suicidal Ideation: High School Students (%) 16.5 16.1 13.5 12 8 7.2 Seriously Considered Plan Attempt Sussex County Delaware Source: CDHS. (2017). YRBS: High School. University of Delaware 9