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The DSHS Council governs the department. [3] The agency's Mental Health and Substance Abuse Division, along with Public Policy Research Institute at Texas A&M University coordinate the Texas School Survey, [4] a program consisting of two surveys on drug and alcohol abuse, an annual one done at the local school-district level and a biennial ...
Further, 61% of high school students in Texas have tried alcohol and 17% of Texas high school students had their first drink before the age of 13. Based on 2016-2017 surveys, it was estimated that in Texas on average each year over a million individuals 12 years old or older had an alcohol use disorder in the last year.
Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Many of the direct client services that were performed by DSHS, such as services for women and children, and people with special health care needs, were transferred to HHSC in September 2016. DSHS now focuses on providing these functions: Vital statistics, such as birth and death records
A new Pew Research survey conducted from April 14 to May 4 finds most teen students prefer in-person learning to the hybrid or remote options required early in the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey ...
In December 2021, conservative activist Lisa Hansen in Michigan gave public testimony before the Midland Public Schools school board as it discussed COVID-19 testing requirements for students, claiming she was informed that litter boxes had been added in bathrooms for students who "identify as cats", along with claiming that it was a ...
The Texas Land Survey System is often measured in Spanish Customary Units. The most important of these is the vara, which, while ambiguous in the past, was legally established to be exactly 33 and 1/3 inches long in June 1919. Gold, Kenneth G. (2009). Selected Texas Statutes and Boundary Decisions for Land Surveyors, Land Title Agents and Title ...
The Demographic and Health Surveys ( DHS) Program is responsible for collecting and disseminating accurate, nationally representative data on health and population in developing countries. The project is implemented by ICF International and is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with contributions from other ...
The survey adds context to a February 2024 University of Texas poll that found the overwhelming majority of Texas voters support legal abortion access for pregnant women in cases of rape, incest ...