Youth Development
Every two years, the California Department of Education administers the California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) to 7th, 9th and 11th grade students. The Resilience & Youth Development Module (RYDM) is used to measure student assets, and the relationship between risk and the capacity
Last Updated on Saturday, 29 June 2013 11:49
Transition Age Foster Youth
Over the past ten years, more than 2,500 Sacramento County foster youth have aged out, or emancipated from the foster care system. As is the case throughout the State and Nation, most of these children leave the foster care system with limited educational or employment prospects
Last Updated on Saturday, 29 June 2013 12:09
Mental Health
Comprehensive data on mental health status and needs of children in Sacramento County is limited, but an increasing number of providers and administrators are capturing client service and outcome data. The California Health Interview Survey found that teens report
Last Updated on Thursday, 19 December 2013 14:32
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Out of Home Placement
Maintaining stability or establishing permanency for children placed in foster care in Sacramento County remains a challenge. When compared to statewide data, children placed in foster care in Sacramento County are less likely to be placed
Last Updated on Saturday, 29 June 2013 11:59
Substance Abuse
More than 40% of all Sacramento County students have used alcohol or other drugs by the time they complete 9th grade, and 60% have used by the time they complete the 11th grade. There has been very little change in usage rates
Last Updated on Saturday, 29 June 2013 12:19
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