Regional Needs Assessments
What Is An RNA?
The Regional Needs Assessment is an annual comprehensive report on the region and its constituent counties, developed in coordination with the state government and the other regional Prevention Resource Centers across the state. It provides an overview and framework of risk and protective factors regarding substance abuse, as well as proxy metrics to measure substance abuse and its consequences.
The RNA serves as a central resource for all relevant stakeholders, including the general public, regarding this substance use data, so that – for example – it can inform the labors of policymakers, health care workers, or substance use counselors, or the development of prevention programs. It also is a valuable tool to identify service gaps at the county and regional level.
In particular, the biannual Texas School Survey contributes a great deal of useful (extra-anonymized, and so region level rather than county level) data on high school aged youth.
Topics Discussed in the RNA
Environmental Risk Factors
Education
Criminal Activity
Mental Health
Suicide
Depression
Psychiatric Admissions
Social Factors
Teen Births
Divorce
Social Norms of Substance Consumption
Accessibility
Perceived Access
Alcohol Access
Marijuana Access
Perceived Risk of Harm
Alcohol
Marijuana
Prescription Drugs
Regional Consumption
Age of First Use
Current and Lifetime Use
College Student Alcohol Consumption
Emerging Trends
Synthetic Cannabinoids
E-Cigarettes and Vaping
Outcomes
Hospitalization and Treatment
Legal Consequences
Mortality
Environmental Protective Factors
School Domain
Family Domain
Community Domain
Which RNA Are You Looking For?
Prevention Resource Center Region 7
BVCASA
4001 East 29th Street, Suite 90
Bryan, TX 77802
Hours of Operation:
Monday – Friday
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Phone: 979-846-3560