o Social media is a driver , and kids tend to frequently post on social media channels about drinking and drugs , which seem more accepted now . The increasing legalization of marijuana is a concern , as is the culture in schools of idolizing certain personalities .
o The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged communications with students , so more issues are likely to be discovered when students return to school .
“ Threat assessments at schools have increased . It ’ s more likely for kids to threaten themselves , not others . The real problem is suicides .”
In addition to providing the stakeholder names to potentially interview , the project leaders provided a database of over 1 include for mapping purposes . Each of the 100 + sites was independently reviewed . Those located in Polk County were con able to provide contact information , hours of operation , descritions of their service settings and focus area , the populatio their websites . The information provided was used to generate the interactive maps contained in this Stage 1 Report .
Aggregately , the qualitative insights above ( as well as the data , service site database , and other information ) will be used detailed Stage 2 activities and create the system gap analysis , the needs assessment , and strategies required to address n
The following section , “ Data Collection Summary of Environmental Measures ,” presents an extensive amount of data tha County ’ s behavioral health environment and construct a foundation from which to pursue Stage 2 strategic planning activ