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Community group presents youth survey showing higher-than-average depression and substance-use signals; board invites follow-up
Summary
RISE presented results of a survey of 220 district students showing elevated reports of depressive symptoms, binge drinking and bullying; the group urged targeted prevention programs and asked the board to approve another annual survey, offering to provide the draft instrument for review.
Julian Graco and Mark Parano of RISE (Rise Recovery Intervention Support and Education and the local Rise and Thrive community board) presented a district youth survey to the Custer School District 16-1 board, summarizing findings and urging targeted prevention work.
"In April of last year we ... surveyed 6th, 8th, 10th and 12th graders — a total of 220 students," Parano said, describing a Bach Harrison instrument used to compare local results with state and national norms. He said the report identified four primary concerns: higher-than-average reports of depression, elevated episodes of binge…
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