We invite you to participate in the DC School Behavioral Health Community of Practice (DC CoP) webinar on Thursday, November 5, 2020 from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM on YRBS Data Literacy: Using Data to Understand Patterns and Trends in School Behavioral Health.
Please join the DC School Behavioral Health Community of Practice (DC CoP) and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education for an online learning event to release DC’s 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) results and to learn how to use this data to improve school behavioral health practices. The YRBS includes indicators of health-related behaviors and well-being of DC’s middle and high school students. The session will focus on improving data literacy - the ability to read, understand, create, and communicate data as information - in order to engage in effective data-driven decision making, monitor interventions, and measure outcomes in school behavioral health. This session is most relevant to those working in and with middle schools and high schools.
OBJECTIVES:
- Present trends and patterns from the 2019 YRBS data that are helpful in understanding the behavioral health needs of DC youth.
- Understand how the 2019 YRBS data can be accessed and used to inform intervention planning.
- Identify strategies for effective data use and for moving “from outputs to outcomes” in our school behavioral health practice.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- Recommended for representatives from Middle Schools and High Schools
- School Behavioral Health Coordinators from DC Public Schools and DC Public Charter Schools in Cohorts 1, 2 and 3 (if unable to attend, please invite another member of the team, such as the administrator, mental health staff, etc.)
- School-Based Clinicians from participating Community-Based Organizations
- Other members of your school behavioral health team or school wellness team who are involved in the School Strengthening Tool development process and responsible for data-driven decision making (e.g., school leaders, special education coordinators, dean of students, etc.)