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Redondo Beach youth commissioners receive teen survey showing mental health, substance use and demand for teen-center programs
Summary
Commissioners received and filed results of a city teen survey that drew 214 responses. Respondents ranked mental health and substance/drug abuse as top issues and expressed interest in cooking, field trips and movie nights; communications preferences included email and Instagram.
At a meeting of the Redondo Beach Youth Commission, commissioners voted to receive and file results of a teen survey that collected 214 responses and asked 18 questions about activities, barriers and priorities for local teens.
The survey, which was open Jan. 8–Feb. 4 and distributed on the city website, social channels and the RUHS morning email, showed a majority of respondents living in ZIP code 90278. Respondents most often chose unstructured socializing and watching movies as favorite activities; top program interests included cooking and baking, field trips and social events. When asked to rank issues facing teens, respondents placed mental health first and substance and drug abuse second.
Sonia (staff member), who presented the results, told commissioners the full dataset and open-ended responses are included in the blue-folder packet and encouraged subcommittees to…
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