LAPS News:

Dr. Rebecca Kilburn, Research Professor at UNM’s Prevention Research Center and Dylan Pell, Mental Health Epidemiologist at the New Mexico Department of Health will present highlights from the Los Alamos High School 2023 Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey (YRRS) findings Tuesday, Feb. 25. 

The presentation is 6-7:30 p.m. in the Los Alamos High School Speech Theater. Light food and refreshments will be provided. Attendees can park either in front of the Auxiliary Gym or Duane Smith and follow signs to the location.

These discussions are designed for anyone interested in the health and well-being of students, including school district staff, teachers, health professionals, students, parents and other community members. 

The New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey (NM-YRRS) assesses health risk behaviors and resiliency (protective) factors of New Mexico high school and middle school students. The NM-YRRS is part of the national CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS). 

The survey results have widespread benefits for New Mexico at the state, county and school district levels and are utilized locally to plan prevention programming and secure grant funding for prevention and intervention initiatives.

The NM-YRRS is offered to a selection of high schools and middle schools in each school district in the fall of odd-numbered years. All data are self-reported by students who voluntarily complete the survey during one class period.

Topic areas for the NM-YRRS include risk behaviors related to alcohol and drug use, unintentional injury, violence, suicidal ideation and attempts, tobacco use, sexual activity, physical activity and nutrition; resiliency (protective) factors such as relationships in the family, school, community, and with peers; and health status issues such as body weight and asthma.

Contact LAPS Prevention Program Coordinator Kristine Coblentz at k.coblentz@laschools.net or 505.663.2575 with questions or to request more information.