February 28, 2025
• A look at the results of the 2023 MetroWest Adolescent Health Survey, which students take every two years. Members of the Needham Department of Public Health spoke with the Select Board at a recent meeting about the results of the 2023 MetroWest Survey results released last fall, and the endeavors that they are employing to combat substance use amongst middle school and high school students, as well as bolster their mental health. One of their biggest approaches is to bust the myth that ‘everyone is doing it’. Derick Risner explains.
• A look at the results of the 2023 MetroWest Adolescent Health Survey, which students take every two years. Members of the Needham Department of Public Health spoke with the Select Board at a recent meeting about the results of the 2023 MetroWest Survey results released last fall, and the endeavors that they are employing to combat substance use amongst middle school and high school students, as well as bolster their mental health. One of their biggest approaches is to bust the myth that ‘everyone is doing it’. Derick Risner explains.

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