Welcome to the Vermont PFS/RPP Evaluation Website

Reports, tools, and other materials developed for the evaluation of Vermont’s Regional Prevention Partnerships (RPP) and its predecessor, Partnerships for Success (PFS), are accessible on this site through the links below. Additional materials will be added to the site as they become available, or as such needs are identified. Please note that county-level tables from the Young Adult Survey are not accessible here – these files are distributed directly to RPP grantees.

This site is maintained by the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE). Materials posted here were developed by PIRE under contracts provided by the Vermont Department of Health (VDH). If used or adapted for other purposes, acknowledgement of VDH and PIRE is requested. If you have questions about the materials posted on this site or need assistance, please contact Amy Livingston at alivingston@pire.org.

Information about Vermont’s PFS and RPP initiatives is available on the Vermont Department of Health website at http://www.healthvermont.gov/alcohol-drug-abuse/programs-services/prevention-programs or by contacting AHS.VDHADAP@vermont.gov, ATTN: RPP Program Manager.

What’s New?

RPP Evaluation Findings::

Final Report Summary
Final Report

Vermont Young Adult Survey Special Analysis Reports:

Prescription Drug Misuse Trends Among Vermont Young Adults
Effects of the COVID Emergency on Young Adult Substance Misuse and Emotional Distress: Summary Report
Effects of the COVID Emergency on Young Adult Substance Misuse and Emotional Distress: Full Report

Helpful Links and Other Resources…

Survey Year	Title	Description
2020	Vermont Young Adult Survey (YAS) 2020 summary of key findings	Two-page overview of the methods and findings from the 2020 YAS. Will also be posted on the VDH/ADAP website.
	YAS 2020 methods and overview of summary tables	Description of the procedures used to recruit respondents, conduct the survey, and organize and present the findings.
	YAS statewide rates for all survey items 2014 to 2020 - revised	Statewide prevalence rates for all survey items, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020.
	YAS statewide rates for selected survey items by demographic subgroups (for 2018 and 2020) - revised	Statewide prevalence rates for selected survey items in the 2018 and 2020 surveys, by demographic subgroups: age group, sex, student status, mother’s education, and sexual and gender (SGM) minority status.
	Prescription Drug Misuse Trends Among Vermont Young Adults	Brief report highlighting downward trends in prescription drug misuse among Vermont young adults from 2014 through 2020
	Effects of the COVID Emergency on Young Adult Substance Misuse and Emotional Distress: Summary Report	A 3-page report summarizing responses to questions in the 2020 YAS regarding changes in substance use and emotional stress due to the COVID emergency
	Effects of the COVID Emergency on Young Adult Substance Misuse and Emotional Distress: Full Report	A more detailed 12-page report on COVID effects, including references to related studies
2018	Vermont Young Adult Survey 2018 overview of findings	Two-page overview of the methods and findings from the 2018 YAS. Also posted on the VDH/ADAP website.
	YAS 2018 overview of methods and summary tables	Description of the procedures used to recruit respondents, conduct the survey, and organize and present the findings.
	YAS statewide rates 2014 to 2018	Statewide prevalence rates for all survey items, 2014, 2016, and 2018.
	YAS statewide rates 2018 by age and sex	Statewide prevalence rates for all survey items in the 2018 survey, by age group and sex.
	YAS full-time college student tables for 2018 College Symposium	Complete set of tables used to prepare the 2018 College Symposium presentation, including 2014 to 2018 trends, comparisons between full-time students and other young adults, and differences by age group and sex among full-time students.
	Substance misuse rates for LGBT and non-LGBT young adults	A special request table that compares substance misuse rates for LGBT and non-LGBT young adults based on the 2018 Young Adult Survey
2016	YAS statewide rates 2014 and 2016	Statewide prevalence rates for all survey items, 2014 and 2016.
	YAS statewide rates 2014 and 2016 by age	Statewide prevalence rates for all survey items in the 2014 and 2016 survey, by age group.
	YAS statewide rates 2014 and 2016 by sex	Statewide prevalence rates for all survey items in the 2014 and 2016 survey, by sex.
	YAS full-time college student report 2016	Summary report on findings from the 2014 and 2016 surveys regarding substance use among full-time college students in Vermont. Includes appendix with detailed tables.
2014	YAS statewide summary report 2014	Summary report on findings from the 2014 Young Adult Survey. Also posted on the VDH/ADAP website.
	YAS statewide rates 2014 by age group	Prevalence rates for all survey items in the 2014 survey, by age group.
	YAS statewide rates 2014 by sex	Prevalence rates for all survey items in the 2014 survey, by sex.
	YAS statewide rates 2014 by full-time college student status	Prevalence rates for all survey items in the 2014 survey, by full-time college student status.

Survey Year	Title	Description
2018	Statewide YAS findings 2014-2018	Statewide trends in substance use and risk factors, and subgroup differences by age group and sex. Presented at the SEOW meeting on 11-01-18.
2018	Statewide YAS findings regarding college students 2014-2018	Statewide trends in substance use and risk factors among full-time college students and comparisons between full-time students and other young adults. Presented at the 2018 Vermont College Symposium.
2014	Conducting Young adult surveys - The Vermont experience	Rationale and methodology for Vermont’s Young Adult Survey. Presented at the 2015 NPN conference.
2014	Methods and findings - YAS 2014	Methods and comparisons between full-time college students and other young adults on substance use and risk factor measures. Presented at the 2014 Vermont College Symposium.

Survey Year	Title	Description
2020	YAS 2020 – Items and instructions	Printable version of the online survey, including instructions to respondents and all questions (except questions for internal ADAP use only).
2018	YAS 2018 – Items and instructions	WORD version of the online survey, including instructions to respondents and all questions (except questions for internal ADAP use only).
2016	YAS 2016 – Items and instructions	WORD version of the online survey, including instructions to respondents and all questions.
2014	YAS 2014 – Items and instructions	WORD version of the online survey, including instructions to respondents and all questions.

Survey Year	Title	Description
2017	Vermont Parent Survey 2017 - statewide summary report	Narrative report, including charts and tables, describing the methods and summarizing the findings from the 2017 survey.
2019	2019 Vermont Parent Survey on Youth Substance Use - Statewide Summary Tables	Frequency distributions for all questions in the 2019 survey, by grade level (middle school, high school) of the referent child. Comparisons with 2017 survey data are provided for all questions included in both years of the survey.
2019	Vermont Parent Survey 2019 - Overview and Selected Key Findings	A summary of key findings from the 2019 Vermont Parent Survey, including notable differences between the 2017 and 2019 surveys.

Year	Title	Description
2017	Vermont Parent Survey 2017 - Overview	Overview of Purpose, Methods, Findings, and Implications from the 2017 Parent Survey. Presented to ADAP on 02-07-18.

Welcome to the Vermont PFS/RPP Evaluation Website

What’s New?

Helpful Links and Other Resources…

Young Adult Survey

Parent Survey

Other Reports and Presentations

Community Grantee Reporting System (CGRS)