Florida Urged to Rejoin Federal Youth Risk Behavior Survey

While Florida’s and the nation’s attention is rightfully focused on the latest school shooting in Texas, we want to also bring wide attention to the formal request for Florida to reconsider its decision to move away from administering the federal Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS).

In case you missed it, here are some of the latest news articles on this important issue:

Orlando Sentinel

Tampa Bay Times

Florida Politics

For the past 30 years, data from YRBS has been used broadly among numerous organizations in developing intervention and prevention strategies that better serve children and families.