Community Action Plan
Priority Areas
CTC administered a 2020 Youth Prevention Needs Assessment with students in grades 6-12 from Eagle Butte schools. After data was analyzed, the board and community chose four major areas areas to prioritize. The risks of Poor Family Management, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana Use, Depressive Symptoms, and Lack of Commitment to School were the most concerning when compared to the other risk and priority areas assessed.
Poor Family Management measures
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Parents’ use of inconsistent and/or unusually harsh or severe punishment
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Parents’ failure to provide clear expectations and to monitor their children’s whereabouts and behavior
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana Use measures
How much a student thinks people risk harming themselves (physical or in other ways) if they…
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Smoke 1+ packs of cigarettes every day
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Try marijuana once or twice
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Smoke marijuana regularly
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Take 1-2 drinks of alcohol every day
Lack of Commitment to School measures
Student’s report of...
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Skipping or “cutting” school
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Level of interest in courses
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School no longer being meaningful and important
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Enjoying or hating school
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Trying their best
Depressive Symptoms measures
Student’s report of feeling...
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Life is not worth it
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No good at all
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Like a failure
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Depressed or sad
CTC research shows that by addressing these areas, we can lower the following health and behavior problems.
Substance Abuse
Early Unplanned Pregnancy
Delinquency
Violence
School Drop Out
Depression or Anxiety