How Data Informs a Problem Analysis: Consequences of High Risk Behavior Due to Alcohol Kevin Harrell, MPH, CHES, Lavi Wilson, DSW, LCAS, Nancy Pleban & Candice Johnston, Ed.D. Health Promotion, CHOICES, Wellbeing & Office of the Dean of Students Overview To establish a baseline of unintended consequences of high risk behavior due to alcohol consumption, available data was analyzed. The data from the American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment II (ACHA-NCHA II) was reviewed. The unintended consequences examined include: • Did something you later regretted • Forgot where you were or what you did • Got in trouble with the Police • Someone has sex with me without my consent • Physically injured yourself • Had unprotected sex • Seriously considered suicide Had unprotected sex Got in trouble with the Police Got in trouble with the Police Had unprotected sex 22.4 7 Male Female 19.9 Total 20.7 Male 18.4 Female Total 17.4 16.9 4.3 3.6 3.3 2.6 Student Conduct Charges Fall 2013 • • • • Total number of adjudications Total number of alcohol related adjudications Total number of suspensions in which alcohol was a factor Total number of expulsions involving alcohol 1.9 444 357 4 0 0 WAKE FOREST 0 0 0 0 0 0 WAKE FOREST NATIONAL The purpose was to identify high-risk behaviors and consequences due to alcohol consumption. The data informed a problem analysis regarding unintended consequences due to alcohol use. Wake Forest University respondents (513) participated in the study during the fall of 2013. The assessment was sent to all undergraduate students via e-mail. The data was compared to the national reference group, n=32,964 as defined by NCHA-ACHA II. Someone had sex with me without my consent 0 NATIONAL Male 3.7 Male Female Total 1.7 2.6 2.3 1.7 2.1 1 0 49.6 Male WAKE FOREST 0 0 0 0 0 WAKE FOREST Female Total 19.7 18.8 0 0 0 Male 18.8 Female Total 0 13.7 NATIONAL 11.6 12.4 Forget where you were or what you did Forgot where you were or what you did 0 46.6 44.3 WAKE FOREST Male Female NATIONAL 0 0 0 NATIONAL NATIONAL 0 0 0 0 0 Creation of a prevention framework • Collaboration of campus stakeholders on the Alcohol and Other Drug Coalition • Revision of leadership initiations for undergraduate students, student leaders and student organizations • Implementation of assessment strategies to measure outcomes • Coordinated efforts regarding future data collection to better illustrate the story of the Wake Forest alcohol culture 26.7 0 0 • Total 31.7 28.5 0 Multiple departments within the Division of Campus Life are focused on collaborative work through multi-level intervention utilizing the socio-ecological model as a prevention framework. Limitations of the data include a low Wake Forest University response rate (n=513). The assessment is a nationally normed instrument which provided reliable data. The national reference group includes graduate and undergraduate student data as compared to the WFU The data will assist in the formation of preventive frameworks and guide collaborative practice. The results support the hypothesis that Wake Forest University students are experiencing unintended consequences due to alcohol consumption at a higher rate than the national reference group. The bi-annually collected data supports the problem analysis. The data informs the following recommendations: Physically injured yourself 0 0 Limitations and Implications 31.7 0 0 NATIONAL Physically injured yourself 31.3 2.2 0 Did something you later regretted WAKE FOREST Total 3.3 Did something you later regretted 32.7 Female 3.6 The data aligns with the high-risk behavior observed by professionals on campus in multiple departments, academic and nonacademic. Prevention and intervention programs and services need to intentionally address the specific consequences measured. WAKE FOREST 0 6 Someone had sex with me without my consent 2.1 43.4 0 Seriously considered suicide Response 49.5 0 Seriously considered suicide Purpose 51.3 0 0 0 0