Director: Gregory Austin

Contact: Greg Austin
Tel: 562.799.5155
Email: gaustin@WestEd.org

Project Description: WestEd's Health & Human Development Program (HHDP) has conducted the biennial Student Survey of Substance Use and Other Risky Behaviors since 1989. This survey provides the only longitudinal source of information about drug use among California youth in grades 7, 9, and 11. Based on this survey information, HDP staff are preparing a review of changes in drug use over the past 10 years in California. As a single behavioral monitoring process, the survey reduces the burden on schools participating in data collection, while providing cost-effective, comprehensive information to the offices of the Attorney General, alcohol and other drug programs, Department of Education, and Department of Health Services. The reports are published by the state and widely disseminated to schools, county alcohol and other drug departments, and state policymakers.

For more information, please see the California Student Survey website. Several of the surveys are available for download below:

• CSS 2003-04 High School (Grades 9 and 11) Survey English (PDF) and Spanish (PDF)
  
• CSS 2003-04 Middle School (Grade 7) Survey English (PDF) and Spanish (PDF)
  
• CSS 2005-06 High School (Grades 9 and 11) Survey English (PDF) and Spanish (PDF)
  
• CSS 2005-06 Middle School (Grade 7) Survey English (PDF) and Spanish (PDF)

This project is part of WestEd's Health and Human Development Program

Gregory Austin, Director, Health & Human Development