October 20, 2022 – With data showing that students need more mental health services, opting out of the state-level surveys now may do more harm than good, said Franci Crepeau-Hobson, a professor of school psychology at the University of Colorado Denver, who has used the national youth risk behavior data to analyze trends. “It’s going to make it more difficult to really get a handle on what’s happening nationally,” she said.
