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Board of Regents Acts on Fifth Series of Emergency Regulations in Response to COVID-19
9/19/20 This week, the Board of Regents adopted a fifth series of emergency regulations that afford essential flexibility for educators, students, and professionals to address issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic..
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CDC Releases Indicators for Dynamic School Decision-Making
9/18/10 The CDC has released indicators to help schools make dynamic decisions about in-person learning as local conditions evolve throughout the pandemic.
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Now Available: SAMHSA’s 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
9/17/20 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recently released the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). The annual survey is the nation’s primary resource for data on mental health and substance use among Americans..
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Suicide Prevention Month
9/16/20 According to the CDC 3,000 children and adolescents ages 10-19 died by suicide in 2018. For that age group, the data shows that suicide is the 2rd leading cause of death. The good news is that suicide is preventable. Learn more about suicide prevention.
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Youth E-cigarette Use Is Down, But 3.6 Million Still Use E-cigarettes
9/12/20 About 3.6 million U.S. youth reported current (in the past 30 days) e-cigarette use in 2020, reflecting a decline from 5.4 million in 2019, according to the National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) conducted in partnership with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). NYTS also found that the types of e-cigarette products youth are using has shifted Among youth e-cigarette users, pre-filled cartridges remained the most commonly used product type; however, disposable e-cigarette use has increased 1,000% among high school students and 400% among middle school students since 2019.
