Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey Program

The New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey (NM-YRRS) shows from 2021 to 2023, adolescent mental health improved after eight years of worsening. Adolescent alcohol, nicotine and other substance use decreased following years of decline. « read more »

Today, the New Mexico Department of Health announced that binge drinking and cigarette smoking is down among New Mexico high school students. « read more »

In 2013, New Mexico high school students were less likely to binge drink than their counterparts across the United States (17.1% vs. 20.8%), according to results from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today. While New Mexico students wer... « read more »

The New Mexico Department of Health announced today that rates for several important risk behaviors have fallen dramatically among New Mexico high school students. The information is based on results from the 2013 New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey (YRRS), a joint project of the New Mexico... « read more »