Collecting, Analyzing and Using Data
Mental Health and Suicide Among Capital Area High School Students: 2023 Infographic
This infographic highlights key findings from the 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey for Capital Area high school students, showing concerning rates of depression and suicidal thoughts (specially among LGBQ+ youth). It also identifies protective factors and strategies for schools, families, and communities to support mental health and resilience.
Substance Use, Mental Health, and Home Life: A 3-Year Analysis (2019, 2021, 2023)
This analysis highlights trends in Carroll County’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey data for student substance use behaviors over 3 survey years (2019, 2021, and 2023). While progress has been made in reducing vaping and marijuana use, the rise in early alcohol initiation and illicit drug use underscores the need for continued prevention and education efforts.
A Descriptive Analysis of Carroll County’s 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data
This report analyzes Carroll County’s 2023 YRBS data and trends from 2019–2023 to assess youth substance misuse and mental health. Findings highlight ease of access, perceptions of harm, and connections to home life. Insights aim to inform local prevention efforts and support community understanding of youth risk behaviors.
Tobacco and Vaping Among Manchester High School Students (Adult Audience)
This revealing infographic details the strong links between smoking, vaping, and heightened substance use among Manchester high school students. It also uncovers correlations between mental health issues and substance use, highlighting the retail availability of tobacco and vape products to youth and is valuable for parents, educators, and policymakers.
Tobacco and Vaping Among Manchester High School Students (Student Audience)
This insightful infographic highlights the correlations between school performance, bullying, mental health issues, and substance use among high school students in Manchester. It utilizes statistics on vaping, smoking, and marijuana use, offering an eye-opening perspective on youth behavior and health risks and provides a page of resources students can turn to for help.
Setting Expectations and Limiting Access
This infographic presents results from the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey among Carroll County high school students. It emphasizes the influence parents/caregivers can have on preventing youth substance use when they set expectations, limit access, and communicate clearly their disapproval of substance use.
Strategic COVID-19 Assessments
The Growth Partners team helped the Dartmouth-Hitchcock (DH) medical system refine, conduct outreach for, implement, and analyze a survey to collect grassroots observations on changes in substance use and mental health during the COVID-19
pandemic.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock, along with state and community organizations, will use the data to improve public health responses into the future.
The Intersection of Youth Mental Health and Substance Use
This concise infographic presents a compelling overview of the intersection between youth mental health and substance use among high school students in Carroll County based on the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. It provides key statistics on reported mental health struggles, suicidal tendencies, and substance use, offering a visual summary of pressing concerns in youth well-being.
