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Using data to close the gap between misperception and reality.

Explore how perceptions shape reality, using 2018 RACYS data to address teen substance misuse misperceptions. Discuss concerns and hopes, create strategies for teen wellbeing. Perception vs. Reality, Social Media, Data Facts, RACYS Explanation, Substance Misuse Factors, Small & Large Group Discussions, Hopes & Concerns, Collective Action, Youth Resources.

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Using data to close the gap between misperception and reality.

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  1. Numbers & Norms Using data to close the gap between misperception and reality.

  2. Objectives • Recognize how perception, including misperceptions, shape our understanding of reality. • Understand how data from the 2018 Rise Above Colorado Youth Survey (RACYS) explains teen substance misuse and can help correct misperceptions • Discuss hopes and concerns around Colorado teen substance misuse. • Create strategies to promote social, emotional, and mental health for teens.

  3. What isPERCEPTION?

  4. Can People Have Different Perceptions?

  5. Does this mean that REALITY is different for each of us?

  6. Is it important to have a correct perception of reality?

  7. Perception is NOT always reality.

  8. Social Media is NOT always reality

  9. Use DATA and FACTS to understand reality.

  10. Observation First. Questions Next. Interpretations Last.

  11. What is RACYS? What is the RACYS?

  12. Perception, Reality, & Behavior "The Gap" or misperception

  13. What factors contribute to teens misusing substances?

  14. Small Group Discussion Review Data Sheets and Explore Questions

  15. Large Group Debrief & Next Steps • What did you learn from discussing the data in small groups? • What are you most hopeful about now? • What are you most concerned about now? • Are there things you might do differently because of this conversation? • What can we collectively do about the hopes/concerns we raised as a group?

  16. FILL YOUR WORLD WITH GOOD Check out youth resources & campaign updates: www.IRiseAboveCO.org Share your story and/or highlight positivity from your community: www.iriseaboveco.org/submit-your-story Connect with Rise Above Colorado on social media: #IRiseAbove

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