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The Prevention Researcher

Behavioral research for professionals working with adolescents and at-risk youth.

A journal from Integrated Research Services, Inc.

Polls Archive

2008 Upcoming Topics

Which topic would you like more information on?

Dropout Prevention

 
26%

Aggressive Girls

 
19%

Online Social Networking

 
7%

Improving School Connectedness

 
14%

Transition to Adulthood

 
23%

Self-Injury

 
12%

Total Votes: 459

Community Disasters

In the last 10 years, has your community experienced a community-wide disaster?

Yes, nature-caused (e.g. flood, hurricane)

 
21%

Yes, human-caused (e.g. school shooting, bridge collapse)

 
21%

Yes, both nature and human-caused

 
16%

No

 
43%

Total Votes: 200

Cyberbullying policies

Does your school or organization have written policies about bullying?

Yes, in-person bullying only

 
19%

Yes, cyberbullying only

 
4%

Yes, both in-person and cyberbullying

 
31%

No policies on either

 
46%

Total Votes: 91

Hand-held Web Browsers

How often do you use hand-held devices to access Web sites?

never

 
31%

rarely

 
8%

sometimes

 
31%

often

 
31%

Total Votes: 13

Immigrant and Refugee Youth

Which of the following do you think is most important for the immigrant youth you work with?

Maintaining close ties with their parents

 
20%

Learning English

 
23%

Valuing their traditional culture / becoming bi-cultural

 
39%

Becoming assimilated

 
18%

Total Votes: 107

Methamphetamines

Are methamphetamines a problem in your community?

Yes

 
60%

No

 
22%

Don't Know

 
18%

Total Votes: 90

Neighborhoods, Communities, and Youth

When was the last time you talked with a young neighbor?

Today

 
32%

Sometime this week

 
30%

Within the last month

 
10%

Over a month ago

 
8%

Not that I can remember

 
20%

Total Votes: 174