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Youth or teens - positive youth development; preventing and addressing alcohol use, drug use
 Program  Topic  Contact  Link
Homeless & Runaway Youth 2005 and 2007 Reports Jean Lasater
503-378-5136  
jean.laster@state.or.us
2005 and 2007 Reports
Positive Youth Development  Lessons in Leadership: How Young People Change Their Communities - 2003  Evaluation reports on how young people benefit from involvement in civic activism and provides new strategies for youth development organizations to consider in engaging young people. The Innovation Center YLDI  Connie Carley
503.378-5096 
connie.carley@state.or.us   
  
Innovation Center
  Community Programs to Promote Youth Development - 2002   Executive Summary offers recommendations for policy, practice, and research to ensure that programs are designed to meet young people’s developmental needs. National Research Council & Institute of Medicine Connie Carley
503.378-5096 
connie.carley@state.or.us   
National Research Council & Institute of Medicine
  Positive Youth Development research, best or promising practices, developmental outcomes, tools, evaluation and resources Connie Carley
503.378-5096
connie.carley@state.or.us  
 OCCF
   Positive Youth Development related Questions - DHS - Data from the Oregon Healthy Teen Survey and the Youth Risk Behavior Survey from 1997 through 2007  Renee K. Boyd  
 renee.k.boyd@state.or.us  
 (971) 673-1145 
Healthy Teen Survey
  Oregon Volunteers - Commission for Voluntary Action and Service - link provides US Census data for adult and youth volunteers in Oregon Scotti Weintraub                  
888-353-4483      
scotti@oregonvolunteers.org
Oregon Volunteers
  Progress Board provides Oregon Population Survey regarding volunteers for youth and adults Rita Conrad, Executive Director   
503-378-3202       
Rita.R.Conrad@state.or.us     
Progress Board
  Oregon State University - 4H Youth Development Education provides data on youth participation in programs Mary Arnold, 4-H Evaluation  
541-737-1315   
mary.arnold@oregonstate.edu 
OSU 4H Youth Development
Helping America's Youth is a nationwide effort to raise awareness about the challenges facing our youth, particularly at-risk boys, and to motivate caring adults to connect with youth in three key areas: family, school, and community. Helping America's Youth
 School Success  School success  Education Week - State of the States - Cradle to Career - Education and topics such as gender gaps, quality, ending poverty, comparative state data   Education Week
Statewide Assessment of Schools Report -  Oregon Statewide Assessment results for reading/literature and mathematics (grades 3, 5, 8, and 10), science (grades 5, 8, and 10), and writing (grades 4, 7, and 10) are available here. Search test results by district or school, and view overall performance as well as reports grouped by gender, ethnicity, English Language Learners, special education, and economic disadvantage Jon Bridges   
(503) 947-5828  
Assessment - Scoring & Reporting Mgr  
jon.bridges@state.or.us 
Oregon Schools Report
  Statewide Dropout Rates - This report presents dropout rates for students who dropped out of grades 7-12 between July 1 and June 30 by school, district, and county, along with a statistical profile for students who dropped out of grades 9-12. Linda Burgin  
(503) 947-5878    
Office of Analysis & Reporting - Research Analyst linda.burgin@state.or.us
Statewide Dropout Rates
  Oregon Statewide Report Card - This is an annual publication required by law, which reports on the state of public schools and their progress towards the goals of the Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century. The purpose of the report is to monitor the trends in Oregon schools concerning achievement, special program offerings, student and staff characteristics, funding, and other significant information. Linda Burgin  
(503) 947-5878    
Office of Analysis & Reporting - Research Analyst linda.burgin@state.or.us
Oregon Statewide Report Card
  This table of contents includes links to reports on assessment, curriculum, districts, finance, funding, historical reports, schools, staff, and students.  Most reports are searchable by school district.  Contacts vary by subject.  Reports
Preventing and Addressing:      
Homeless & Runaway Looking Glass Youth and Family Services - From Out of the Shadows-Report to the 2005 Legislature published by Oregon Homeless and Runaway Youth Coalition to illustrate the needs and status of runaway and homeless youth Galen Phipps 
503.607.0627   
galenphipps@lookingglass.us  
   
Out of the Shadows Report
  League of Women Voters of Oregon - Oregon's Homeless and Runaway Youth-2006 Report. Culmination of a two-year study to determine a position for advocacy Linda Clary 
503.581.5722  
lwvor@lwvor.org  
 
LWVOR Report
  Citizen Crime Commission of Oregon - The main precipitating factor in the formation of the Homeless Youth Prevention Task Force and this report was the testimony from the three homeless youth providers that make up the Continuum. They reported that 35% to 50% of the youth they are serving come from the foster care system. Maggie Miller 
503.542.2760            
info@pdxccc.org  
  
Citizen Crime Commission of Oregon
  Oregon Commission on Children and Families - HB 2202 Report to the 2007 Legislature - contains information on best practices, models for rural and urban service delivery and state and local policy recommendations. Jean Lasater  
503.378.5136
jean.lasater@state.or.us  
  
HB 2202 Report 
 STDs Annual Report    Report Page
Teen pregnancy Teen Pregnancy Data    Report Page
Tobacco use Tobacco Prevention and Education Program    Report Page
Alcohol & Drug Use Oregon Healthy Teens Survey Thor Johnson 
503.947.5365   
thor.e.johnson@state.or.us   
    
 Survey
    Geralyn Brennan 
503.947.2319  
Geralyn.Brennan@state.or.us   
    
 
  West Centers for Application of Prevention Technologies (WCAPT)    WCAPT
  DHS-Addictions & Mental Health Division website    Link
SAMHSA has developed this practical guide to successful prevention strategies. Easy-to-read content includes two-page summaries of eleven substance abuse prevention topics and a model timeline for carrying out a prevention activity.  Guide
Epidemiological Profiles Epidemiological profiles summarizing the nature, magnitude and distribution of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use and related consequences are now available on the Addictions and Mental Health web site.  Compilation of the information presented in each profile is one of a series of steps to promote data-driven decision-making for prevention efforts in Oregon.
Each profile (PDF) is accompanied by an appendix (Excel) that includes tables of trend data for each indicator examined.         
              
1. Alcohol Consumption and Consequences in Oregon         
              
2. Tobacco Consumption and Consequences in Oregon         
              
3. Illicit Drug Consumption and Consequences in Oregon
Geralyn Brennan DHS Addictions and Mental Health Division                            
503-947-2319                                     geralyn.brennan@state.or.us
 Profiles
Suicide      
School violence      
Dropping out of school      
Eight grade reading      
Eight grade math      
Healthy teens Data Source: Oregon Healthy Teens Survey Renee K Boyd    
Positive Youth Development 
(971) 673-1145  renee.k.boyd@state.or.us     
       
Oregon Healthy Teens Survey
Workforce development and community colleges WorkSource Oregon Annual Report - Meeting the Challenge -Report on the Oregon Workforce System.  Partners included are Community Colleges & Workface Development, Oregon Employment Department, Department of Human Services, Oregon Economic and Community Development, Department of Education, Oregon University System, Commission for the Blind and Oregon’s Disabilities Commission. Evelyn Roth   
503.378.8648 ext 323
Evelyn.M.Roth@state.or.us  
  
WorkSource Report
  Performance Reporting Information System PRISM collects and reports data on the common measures which are the combined outcomes of six federally funded workforce programs. Greg White  
503.378.8648 ext 465
Greg.White@state.or.us  
  
 PRISM
  Community College Profiles - Annual compilation of community college data and information Al Newnam
503-378-8648 ext 464                                      
al.h.newnam@odccwd.state.or.us                               
Community College Profile

 
Page updated: March 20, 2008

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