The Primary Prevention Awareness Attitude and Use Survey (PPAAUS), a project of the Educational Council’s Safe and Drug-Free School Consortium, collects data every three years from students in grades 6-12 in Franklin County public school districts and the Diocese of Columbus. The purpose of this adolescent self-report inventory is to provide information that can be used to guide prevention and intervention efforts; to track changes over time in the self-reported use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs; to identify possible correlates and predictors of drug and alcohol use; and to identify areas of problem behaviors and safety concerns.
Data from each survey and trend data over the years have been used for program planning by school districts, individual schools, youth serving systems and community organizations. Schools have used the data to plan prevention and intervention services that reduce non-academic barriers to learning and to improve school climate.
Data from each survey and trend data over the years have been used for program planning by school districts, individual schools, youth serving systems and community organizations. Schools have used the data to plan prevention and intervention services that reduce non-academic barriers to learning and to improve school climate.
