“We have the data now what’s next?

1. “We have the data now what’s next? Georgina Williams, LMHC Certified Prevention Specialist Los Alamos Public Schools Los Alamos, NM g.williams@laschools.net

2. Wish List? • Charting Exercise • What is at the top of the wish list for your community?

3. Objectives • Participants will analyze data and translate how it can be utilized in community based services • Participants will learn to identify and apply strategies based on data collection • Participants will learn how to use data in order to implement strategies that effect change in school and community programming.

4. Ice Breaker • Virginia Satir Sculpting Exercise • Volunteers?

5. Change Community Norms • Norms are the unwritten rules that govern the behavior of a community. Norms evolve and are socially enforced through social sanctioning. Norms are often passed down by a culture or society. A group may hold onto norms that are dysfunctional or even dangerous, similar to holding on to bad habits just because they have always been there. Inertia and complacency stop the community from addressing the problem and moving forward with ideas that affect change. • Source: Community Mobilization Handbook. Life Link, Santa Fe, NM

6. Why Survey? • We are a data driven society • Educate schools, agencies, local boards and community members about problem behaviors • Implement prevention/intervention programs • Evaluate effectiveness of programs • Secure grant funding and achieve sustainability

7. 40 Developmental Assets The more assets youth have the more successful they become. Youth with the highest asset levels are less likely to engage in high-risk behaviors and more likely to possess thriving indicators. Communities work together to give adult support through relationships, community involvement opportunities youth serving programs, boundaries, connection to community socials competencies and positive values • Source: search institute

8. PRIDE SURVEYS • PRIDE Surveys data reflect prevalence and patterns of drug and alcohol use, violence, gang activity and suicide. • Designed to be used as a part of a drug abuse and violence awareness and prevention programs. • Specific questions broken down by indiv drugs and brouse questions show graphs and charts

9. Carousel Graffiti • Divide among charts • Go to stations • Brainstorm • Rotate • Evaluate • Report • Discuss

10. Key Players • Police • Medical • Schools • Mental Health Professionals • Parent • Youth • Church • Senior citizens • County Council • JPO • CYFD • Department of Health • Community Health Council • Civic Organizations

11. Strategies for Reaching Community • Town Hall • Local Media • Brochure/Newsletter • Internet • Meetings • Civic Organizations • Youth Groups • Back to School nights • Presentations • Local Boards

12. Connecting with youth • Volunteer • Big bros/big sis • Lunch buddy program • YMCA • Coach • Youth Group • Discuss assets with your own children • Get to know youth in your neighborhood • Engage a youth in an everyday setting/situation • Tutor • Mentor • Church group • Offer to help a friend with their children • Support your children’s friends

13. What can schools do? • Implement policy • Evaluate programs • Identify long term goals for addressing presenting problems • Survey • Youth Leadership Programs • Participate on local boards and ask for support • Civic organizations

14. How can you tackle Substance Abuse in your community? • Compliance checks • Fund programs • Counseling support • After school activities • Skate park • Youth targeted activities • Teen Court • law enforcement • No tolerance • School health classes • Boys/Girl’s Clubs • Sports • Parental involvement • Town hall • DWI

15. Brainstorm Challenges • Forming committee • Community buy in • Goals • Money • Organization • Cooperation • Sustainability

16. Evidenced Based Programs • Evaluation research shows that the program produces expected results • Results can be attributed to the program itself, rather than to other extraneous factors or events • The evaluation is peer-reviewed by experts in the field • Program is endorsed by federal agency or respected research organization

17. Data Slides Los Alamos Public Schools 2006-2009

18. Credibility

19. Attendance Issues

20. Tobacco

21. Alcohol Use

22. DWI

23. Suicide

24. Marijuana

25. Recommendations Administer survey every 2-3 years Provide information and resources to students, staff and administration Find ways to get the information out into the community 2009 Search Institute survey 31

26. Recommendations Continued • Provide resources to students and families based on presenting problems • Continue to engage stakeholders • Continue to work on seeking out new funding sources, implementation of programming and sustainability

27. Community MobilizationGetting ready for action! • Select data points on survey of importance • Get input from all areas of community = buy in from stake holders. • Common community vision • Decide on a goal and how you will address the problem • Identify resources • Involve people who share the vision and have the means to support the goal • Recognition and encouragement to those who contribute

28. Flow Chart What’s next? Moving from Awareness to Action. • How do we get started once we go back to our community? • Keep it simple choose one data point to focus on and set an achievable goal • Gather support • Move!

29. Wrap up for the day! • Share one thing you learned today. • Evaluations