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Fairfax County 2012 Youth Survey

Updated November 2013

Fairfax County

Youth SurveySchool Year 2012-2013

Depression, Suicide and Unhealthy Weight Loss Behaviors


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It provides DATA to county, school, and community–based organizations to:

• Assess Youth Strengths and Needs

• Develop Programs and Services

• Monitor Trends

• Measure Community Indicators

• Guide Countywide Planning of Prevention Efforts

About the Fairfax County Youth Survey


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• Comprehensive

• Anonymous

• Voluntary

More About the Fairfax County Youth Survey

It examines the

• Behaviors,

• Experiences, and

• Risk and Protective Factors that influence the well-being of our county’s youth.


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Fairfax County Youth Survey Web Page

www.fairfaxcounty.gov/youthsurvey


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Fairfax County Youth Survey Participation

• 46,969 FCPS students

• Grades 6, 8, 10, and 12

• Representing 90% of enrolled students

6th grade students take a shortened,

modified survey.


Three to Succeed


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Three to Succeed

The Three to Succeed concept is based on the youth survey analysis that shows how just having three assets (or strengths) dramatically reduces risk behaviors and promotes thriving youth.

Assets are strengths in young people, their families, schools

and communities that help them thrive in health, in school

and daily life, and in a safe environment. The more assets

an individual has in their lives, the fewer risk behaviors are

reported.


Having High Personal Integrity Performing Community Service Having Teachers Recognize Good Work

Having Community Adults to Talk to Participating in Extracurricular ActivitiesHaving Parents Available for Help

Three to SucceedAsset Graph for Fairfax County (Grades 8, 10, 12)

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70 Bullied Someone (Year)Sex (Ever)Alcohol Use (30 Days)Marijuana Use (30 Days)Carried a Weapon (Year)Binge Drinking (2 Weeks)Cigarette Use (30 Days)Gang Member (Ever)

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Mental Health:Depression, Suicide and Unhealthy Weight LossSurvey Questions and Results


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Students were asked the following question.

Fairfax County Youth Survey Questions

The next section asks about your feelings and experiences in other parts of your life.Remember, your answers are confidential.

During the past 12 months, did you ever feel so sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more in a row that you stopped doing some usual activities? Yes/No

The question regarding depressive symptoms is asked annually.

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Percent Who Experienced Depressive Symptoms in Past Year (Grades 8, 10, 12)

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Overall 8th 10th 12th Female Male White Black His-panic

Asian Other/ Multiple

FCPS 31.3 27.7 32.3 33.9 37.1 25.2 26.6 30.8 40.8 30.8 35.6

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Percent Who Experienced Depressive Symptoms in Past Year (Grade 6)

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Overall Female Male White Black His-panic


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FCPS 2011 29.2 24.9 30.7 32 35.1 23 25.3 28.1 37.6 28.6 34.5

FCPS 2012 31.3 27.7 32.3 33.9 37.1 25.2 26.6 30.8 40.8 30.8 35.6

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Depressive Symptoms Higher in 2012

Note: 6th Grade Prevalence = 22.1% and 20.9% in 2011 and 2012, respectively


Overall 8th 10th 12th White Black Hispanic Asian Other/ Multiple

Male 25.2 22.7 24.3 28.6 21.6 24.4 31 26.8 27.6

Female 37.1 32.5 39.7 39 31.4 37.6 49.8 34.6 43.9

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A Closer Look at Depressive Symptoms


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The next section asks about your feelings during the past 12 months.

Remember, your answers are confidential.

During the past 12 months, did you ever: … seriously consider attempting suicide? Yes/No… actually attempt suicide? Yes/No

The questions regarding suicide are asked biennially, and were not asked on the 2012 survey. 15

On the 2011 Fairfax County Youth Survey, students were asked questions regarding suicide. These questions are only asked in odd years to keep the survey at a length that can be completed during one class period and to coincide with the administration of the YRBS to obtain a national comparison.


Percent Who Considered Suicide in the Past Year (Grades 8, 10, 12)

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Asian Other/ Multi-

ple

FCPS 15.8 13.9 17.5 16.1 19.6 11.9 13.8 15.5 18.8 15.7 21.7

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Results from the 2011 Youth Survey


Percent Who Attempted Suicide in the Past Year (Grades 8, 10, 12)

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Asian Other/ Multi-

ple

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Depressive Symptoms

Suicidal Ideation

Attempted Suicide

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Having High Personal Integrity Performing Community Service Having Teachers Recognize Good Work

Having Community Adults to Talk to Participating in Extracurricular ActivitiesHaving Parents Available for Help

Assets and Experiences of Depressive Symptoms and Suicide



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Students were asked the following questions regarding unhealthy weight loss behaviors:


During the past 30 days, did you…go without eating for 24 hours or more(also called fasting) to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight?

...take any diet pills, powders, or liquids without a doctor’s advice to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight? Do not include meal replacement products (such as Slim Fast).

...vomit or take laxatives to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight?

Like the questions about suicide, the questions regarding unhealthy weight loss behaviors are asked biennially and were not on the 2012

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Overall 8th 10th 12th White Black Hispanic Asian Other/ Multiple

Male 5.64 5.92 5.37 5.44 4.2 7.47 8.28 5.54 4.76

Female 12.93 11.21 13.9 13.56 11.58 12.85 19.34 9.37 14.65

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A Closer Look at Unhealthy Weight Loss Behavior



Substance UseCorrelation to Depression


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Correlation Data

• Cross-tabulations are when we look at the way students responded to multiple questions, for example when we look at results by demographics such as symptoms of depression by gender or the cross of two experiences such as symptoms of depression by substance use.

Cross-tabulations of data do not imply cause and effect.

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Correlation Data

• The results do not imply that being a certain gender or using substances causes depression. The data indicate there is a correlation of the female gender reporting higher prevalence of reported depressive symptoms.

• Similarly, youth who use substances are more likely to report symptoms of depression, but the results do NOT show if substance use causes depression or if depression leads to substance use.

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30-Day ATOD

30-Day Alco-hol

Binge Drink-ing

30-Day Mari-juana

30-Day To-bacco

30-Day Painkillers

30-Day In-halant

30-Day Pre-scription

Experi-enced Depres-sion

40 26.1 12.9 15.7 9.5 9 5.5 7.3

No De-pression

24.3 17.2 8 8.8 3.4 3.6 1.8 2.8

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Depression (Grades 8, 10, 12) Substance Use Related Factors

Comparing Depression and No Depression as Sub-populations


30-Day ATOD

30-Day In-halant

30-Day Al-cohol

30-Day To-bacco

30-Day Mar-ijuana

Ever Used Inhalant


10.1 5.8 5 0.6 0.6 11.1

No De-pres-sion

3.3 1.7 1.4 0.2 0.2 4.3

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Depression (Grade 6) Substance Use Related Factors



Aggression and VictimizationCorrelation to Depression


Victim Bully-ing

Victim Racial or

Cultural Har-rass-ment

Victim Cy-ber-bullying

at School

Bullied Oth-ers

Racially or Culturally Harrassed

Others

Cyber-bul-lied Others at School

Carried a Weapon

Ever Been in a Gang


68.1 57.3 22.5 49.2 42.6 11.7 16.9 5

No De-pression

46.4 39.9 7.1 38 34.7 5 9.2 1.8

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Depression (Grades 8, 10, 12) Aggression & Victimization Related Factors



Victim Bully-ing

Victim Racial or Cultural

Harrass-ment

Victim Cyber-bullying at

School

Bullied Oth-ers

Racially or Culturally Harrassed

Others

Cyber-bullied Others at

School

Carried a Weapon


68.84 33.2 25.33 29.2 9.67 10.04 21.97

No De-pression

37.86 14.39 9.17 17.1 4.57000000000001

3.65000000000001

11.72

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Depression (Grade 6) Aggression & Victimization Related Factors



Health and Well-BeingCorrelation to Depression


Physical Activity (Less than 1 hr, 5+

days/week)

Sleep (Fewer than 8 hrs)

Ever Had Sexual In-tercourse

Ever Had Oral Sex

Experienced Depression

64.4 76.77 30 32.8

No Depres-sion

55.2 64.83 17.3 20.6

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Depression (Grades 8, 10, 12) Health and Well-Being Related Factors



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Comparing Depression and

No Depression as Sub-populations

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Depression (Grade 6) Health and Well-Being Related Factors


School PerformanceCorrelation to Depression


Skipped School

Don't Feel Safe at School

Suspended in Past Year

Poor Grades Low Perceived Ability to Do

Well in School

Experi-enced Depression

31.61 20.2 12.32 4.7 2.5

No De-pression

18.13 7.5 7.19 1.4 0.8

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Depression (Grades 8, 10, 12) School Performance Related Factors



Don't Feel Safe at School

Poor Grades Low Perceived Ability to Do Well

in School

Experi-enced Depression

16.7 2.1 6.3

No Depres-sion

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Depression (Grade 6) School Performance Related Factors

Comparing Depression and No Depression

as Sub-populations


Risk and Protective Factors


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Risk Factors help us explain circumstances that may increase the likelihood of problem behaviors

Youth who exhibit increased amounts of a risk factor are considered to be at “high risk” in that category


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Protective Factors can help increase resiliency to substance use and problem behaviors, buffering youth from riskYouth who exhibit increased amounts of a protective

factor are considered to have “high protection” in that category

Full Glossary of R&P questions can be found in the2010 Fairfax County Youth Survey Report.


High Per-sonal In-tegrity

Perform Community

Service

Teachers Recognize

Good Work

Have Com-munity

Adults to Talk to

Participate in Extra-curricu-lar Activities

Parents are Available for

Help


67.6 66.8 55 28.9 71.51 61

No De-pression

79.3 74.29 66.7 44.8 81.02 82.2

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Depression (Grades 8, 10, 12) Protective Factors


as Sub-populations


High Per-sonal In-tegrity

Perform Community

Service

Feel Safe at School

Have Com-munity

Adults to Talk to

Participate in Extra-cur-ricular Activ-

ities

Parents are Available for

Help


94.8 43.89 83.3 45.6 69.22 79.3

No De-pression

98 45 96 59.3 75.4 92.7

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Depression (Grade 6) Protective Factors


as Sub-populations


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Depressive Symptoms in Past YearRelated Factors

Bullied Others (Past Year)

Racially/ Culturally Harrassed Others (Past Year)

Cyberbullied Others (Past Year)Sex (Ever)

ATOD

Depression

No Depression


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Asset Graph for Caring Adults (Grades 8, 10, 12)

Having Parents Available for Help Having Teachers Recognize Good Work Having Community Adults to Talk to

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The Prevention Toolkit provides access to presentations, videos, fact sheets, links to helpful organizations and resources, and ideas for taking action in your family and community to address Youth Survey related topics.

The Prevention Toolkit

The Prevention Toolkit Websitewww.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs/prevention/toolkit.htm

Contact [email protected]

• Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs

• Bullying and Cyberbullying

• Depression, Suicide and Unhealthy Weight Loss

• Nutrition and Physical Activity

• Teen Dating Abuse

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs/prevention/toolkit.htm

mailto:[email protected]


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Find these and other organizations in the Prevention Toolkit as resources for help and more information.

• Crisislink Suicide Prevention Hotline: (703) 527-4077

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-TALK (8255)

• Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board (CSB) Mental

Health Services24-Hour CSB Emergency Services Phone: 703-

383-8500

TTY: 703-207-7737

Help and More Information

http://ffxpwdevpgc01/offsite/?pg=http://www.crisislink.org/



http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/csb




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Intervention and Prevention Services

School Psychology Services

School Social Work Services

Student Safety and Wellness

School Counseling Services

Help and More Information from Fairfax County Public Schools

http://www.fcps.edu/dss/ips/



http://www.fcps.edu/dss/ips/psychologists

http://www.fcps.edu/dss/ips/socialworkers/index.shtml

http://www.fcps.edu/dss/ips/ssaw

http://www.fcps.edu/dss/ips/ssaw

http://www.fcps.edu/is/schoolcounseling/


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Questions? Contact Us!

Sophia DuttonCountywide Service Integration and Planning Management

Strategic Planning & Communications

[email protected]

Dede BailerFairfax County Public Schools

Office of Intervention and Prevention Services

[email protected]

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