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PAYS 2025Pennsylvania Youth Survey Explorer
Audience

For county coalitions

A six-step path through the Explorer tuned to how Communities That Care boards and county prevention coalitions actually use PAYS data.

Bring this to your next board meeting
Work through the six cards below in order. Each links to the page you'd actually use during that step — no detours.

Your path through the Explorer

1. Read the six headlines

Get oriented to the statewide story before you cut to local.

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2. Anchor in CTC scales

Use risk and protective domains to frame your local needs assessment.

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3. Triage with the risk tiers

Critical / elevated / emerging indicators to prioritize attention and dollars.

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4. Translate into a 90-day plan

Use the SPF workflow and plan-quality checklist.

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5. Facilitate the conversation

Coalition, school board, parent night, and youth voice circles.

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6. Pull templates and one-pagers

Agendas, slide decks, and partner outreach copy.

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Common coalition questions

Where do we put time first?

Combine the Indicators of Risk page with your local CTC report. Critical-tier items that also appear in your local profile go to the top of the list.

How do we present this to partners?

Pull a 1-page brief from the Download Center, then run the 60-minute coalition discussion guide.

How do we measure progress?

Re-administer PAYS on the next cycle and compare the same indicators. Use the methodology page for caveats.