02/19/2024
Parents and guardians of CMS students,
In the next week or so, students will be asked to take part in a biannual survey called the Indiana Youth Survey in conjunction with Indiana University. This survey asks students about themselves, their families, friends, and their community. The survey is taken by students across Indiana to help schools and communities support various student needs. The survey is not a test, so there are no right or wrong answers. The survey takes approximately 20 minutes. Student answers to the survey are completely anonymous, which means that no one will know how your student answered the survey questions. Students’ individual answers will never be reported to anyone. Student answers will be summarized in a report that will not include anyone’s name. This survey is completely voluntary, and students can skip any questions that they do not want to answer.
Here is some additional information about the survey form the Indiana Youth Survey website:
About the Survey:
The Indiana Youth Survey, previously known as the Alcohol, To***co, and Other Drug Use Survey, has been serving Indiana schools and communities since 1991. Funded by the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction, the survey is administered in the spring of even-numbered years, free of charge, in any Indiana school that wishes to participate. The self-report survey asks students in grades 6-12 a variety of questions about substance use, mental health, gambling, and potential risk and protective factors for these behaviors. The survey is administered by the Institute for Research on Addictive Behavior at Indiana University-Bloomington, which was housed within the Indiana Prevention Resource Center (IPRC) prior to 2017.
Purpose of the Survey:
The Indiana Youth Survey is conducted for two purposes:
• To provide local schools and their communities with valid estimates of the prevalence of alcohol, to***co, and other drug use among their students, as well as mental health, gambling behaviors, and levels of risk and protective factors present in the students’ lives.
• To provide the State of Indiana with similar estimates of prevalence on a statewide basis.
If you do not want your student(s) participating in this statewide survey, feel free to reach out to the CMS office at 825-1139.