2. Page County Statistics
Page County population: 23,654
Racial breakdown of population:
White
Black
Multiracial
Asian
3. Poverty in Page County
15.3% of children are in deep poverty for 2012-2016,
an increase from 11.9% for 2011-2015
17.20%
11.40%
0.00%
2.00%
4.00%
6.00%
8.00%
10.00%
12.00%
14.00%
16.00%
18.00%
20.00%
Poverty Rate
Page County
Virginia
4. Suicide Rates
Alcohol problem – 6 deaths, ranked 5th
Current mental health problem – 12 deaths, ranked 7th
All weapons – 12 deaths, ranked 7th
Positive for opiates – 3 deaths, ranked 8th
Substance abuse problem – 4 deaths, ranked 9th
Recently disclosed intent – 7 deaths, ranked 9th
Firearm – 7 deaths, ranked 11th
Current mental health treatment – 7 deaths, ranked 13th
Physical health problem – 4 deaths, ranked 16th
6. Drug use in Page vs. Statewide
168.59
337.18
33.72
19.93
276.44
19.13
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
Meth Marijuana Opioids
Page
Virginia
Per 100,000 individuals
8. Suicide & Suicidal Ideation
“Have you thought about suicide?”
2016 – 5.8% answered they had thought a lot or often about it
2018 – 8.8% answered they had thought a lot or often about it
9. DATA FOCUSING ON TOBACCO, ALCOHOL, AND
PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE AMONG
8TH, 9TH, AND 11TH GRADES IN 2009, 2015, 2017
Pride & Young Adult
Survey Results
17. Coalition Strengths
Page Alliance for Community Action context,
structure, members, and growth show similar
numbers from 2016 to 2018.
Capacity is continually growing with recruitment of
new members and training provided to current
members
Focus continues to be on implementing data-driven,
community-wide strategies to reduce youth
substance use in Page County
18. Coalition Strengths Cont.
Committed coalition members representing key
sectors in the community including
Education
Healthcare
Law enforcement
Faith-based organizations
Businesses
Civic organizations
Youth
Parents
State and local agencies with expertise in substance abuse
Youth-serving organizations
Treatment providers
Media
20. Next Steps & Continued Focus
Continue to reduce availability of substances by
partnering with PCSO
Increase:
compliance checks
party patrols
drug interdictions
saturated patrols
Continue to support Hidden in Plain Sight programs
in partnership with PCPS and PCSO
Random drug screening for student athletes and drivers has
been implemented at both high schools
21. Next Steps & Continued Focus
Educational efforts
Educate parents and the community at large about the dangers
of underage drinking on the developing brain
Continue evidence based prevention education for all 5th-9th
grade students including Over the Counter Medicine Safety
curriculum for all 6th grade students
Continued enforcement of policies that keep schools
and county park lands tobacco free, including
smokeless tobacco and e-cigarettes
22. Next Steps & Continued Focus
Continued distribution of materials to encourage
proper disposal, storage, and monitoring of
prescription medications.
Distributed to date:
Over 1500 Deterra drug disposal bags
100 medication lock boxes
250 timer caps
These efforts will continue in partnership with our
local hospital, senior center, and area assisted living
homes
23. Next Steps & Continued Focus
Engage youth in prevention efforts
12 youth have been trained by CADCA's NYLTI
Youth help create the prevention messages delivered via
billboard, media, radio, and video
Continue growing the numbers of alcohol free events
offered each year for youth
Page County Movie Nights in their third year, offering free
movies and resource fairs for youth and families during the
summer
Hinweis der Redaktion
For context, here is a breakdown of population in Page County. Of the 23,654 residents, the ratio of males and females is almost perfectly split.
The racial breakdown is as follows:
96% white, 0.2% black, 0.1% multiracial, and 0.005% asian
Here you can see the poverty rates of Page County and Virginia. Page County has a rate of 17.2%, compared to Virginia’s rate of 11.4%.
15.3% of Page County children, 727 children in total, are considered to be in deep poverty, or the lowest 50% of poverty. This number was 11.9% for 2011-2015. The unemployment rate in Page County is 3.1%, which is higher than Virginia’s rate of 2.9%.
The following are statistics on suicides in Page County. In each of the listed categories, Page exceeds the rate per 100,000 in the state.
The categories are determined as follows: When a death is suspected to be a suicide, the Medical Examiner investigates and takes outside factors into consideration before declaring it a completed suicide. These are some of those factors. The number beside the category indicates the number of deaths that occurred in relation to that category, and the ranking next to that number indicates where we are ranked in the state for deaths in each category.
This is just a look at drug cases in Page County in 2016
As you can see here, Page County has higher rates of drug use on average than Virginia
When looking at violent crime and robbery, Page’s rates are lower than the average state and national rates. Our larceny rate is higher than both
The numbers of tobacco use have dropped significantly since 2009. It’s important to note that these numbers have likely gone up in the last year with the rise of e-cigarette use among youth
We saw a huge drop in alcohol use between 2009 and 2015, but the numbers rose again in 2017.
Marijuana use has consistently dropped in the last few years.
We don’t have data for 2009, but we did see a drop between 2015 and 2017!
This graph is a little complicated, so bear with me. A student’s perception of parental disapproval matter because it can determine their likelihood to use a particular substance. If a teen thinks their parent disapproves of a particular substance, it counts as a protective factor in their life because they are typically discouraged to use.
For tobacco, the rates of parental disapproval are growing, as is the case for alcohol and prescription drugs. Perception of parental disapproval for marijuana use has continued to decrease, which follows a national trend, tied to the legalization in many states.
These numbers mirror the parental disapproval stats, with marijuana being the only substance that has decreased perception. All of the numbers are lower for peers than parents, but this is typical.
