Health Priorities
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Mental, Social and Emotional Wellness
Mental Health by the Numbers
Over 60% of Pierce and St. Croix County female high school students report experiencing anxiety, compared to 32% of male students. Source: 2021 YRBS
In both Pierce and St. Croix counties, 16% of high school students have considered suicide, and most of those students report having a plan to do so. Source: 2021 YRBS
Pierce County saw an increase in death by suicide from two in 2020 to 7 in 2022.
St. Croix County has had 10 or more suicides per year from 2020 – 2022.
In Pierce and St. Croix Counties, 28% of adults report binge drinking, respectively, compared to 19% nationally. Source 2023 County Health Rankings
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Thriving and Livable Communities
Thriving and Livable Communities by the Numbers
– Nearly 30% of families in Pierce and St. Croix County live at or below the ALICE threshold. Source: ALICE United Way report.
– 83% of child care programs have a waiting list. Source: CCP Child Care Capacity Survey-Pierce and St Croix Counties, 2022
– Nearly 40% of renters in Pierce and St. Croix COunties are cost-burdened by housing, meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on housing and utilities. Source: UW Division of Extension
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2020-2021 Accomplishments | 2022 Plan
The COVID-19 pandemic changed, but did not stop, the work of Healthier Together and its members. In early 2022, Healthier Together compiled a report of work done on our priority areas during the pandemic, as well as our 2022 plans.
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2022 Accomplishments | 2020-2022 Plan
This report summarizes the work completed during the final year of Healthier Together's 2020-2022 Community Health Improvement Plan under the priority areas of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Prevention. This report also summarizes trends in key data indicators throughout our plan implementation.
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