About Us
Virginia SEOW
Omni Institute (Omni) has partnered with Virginia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) since 2016 to facilitate the Virginia State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW). The Virginia State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW) is an action-oriented group that brings together data partners across the commonwealth to: BUILD connectivity and collaboration among data leaders, SHARE available data and resources, and LEARN from Virginia’s data experts for use in evidence-based prevention work.
SEOW Meetings
SEOW meetings are held remotely four times a year. Meetings include a data presentation from a state agency and a discussion on SEOW-created deliverables.
Purpose
The purpose of the SEOW is to coordinate among agencies to leverage collective expertise, share data, and ensure that best practices for utilizing data are employed among members, their organizations, and the broader community.
Principles
Three principles guide the SEOW:
1. Accessibility – The SEOW values the usability of data, ensuring it is accessible and comprehensible for community partners and Virginia residents.
2. Ethical and Equitable Practices – The SEOW is committed to ethical and equitable data sharing and usage. When the SEOW utilizes and shares data, it includes context, limitations, and the intended use of the data.
3. Impactful Delivery – The SEOW prioritizes delivering data in a way that makes an impact. The delivery is actionable
Practices
The SEOW adheres to the following practices:
1. Ensure data shared and utilized within the group is available and valuable to the public.
2. Guide how to appropriately disseminate and share data, including criteria, timelines, and limitations for SEOW members and the larger community.
3. Develop distribution plans to ensure dashboards and data are reaching the identified audience in an equitable and accessible way
Contact Us!
Have a question or want to join the SEOW? Click the link below to send us a message!
Health and Social
Services
The Virginia Young Adult Survey
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The Virginia Young Adult Survey a comprehensive, biennial survey of 18–25-year-olds in Virginia on a variety of subjects including substance use, mental health, and gambling. Data are available at the CSB and region levels and can be explored by a wide range of demographic characteristics.
Young Adult Survey data provided by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and OMNI Institute
VASIS Dashboards
Designed by Omni in partnership with the Virginia SEOW, the Virginia Social Indicator Summary (VASIS) is a data hub exploring the behavioral health and wellness of Virginians. VASIS compiles years of behavioral health data from agencies and organizations across the state with a goal to centralize key indicators of behavioral health and wellness and provide a resource for needs assessment, epidemiological monitoring, and planning efforts.
Learn more about the VASIS dashboards below.
Fatalities
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Past 3-year overdose rates by locality, CSB, and region. Explore overdose deaths by demographics and type of substance involved.
Overdose data provided by the Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
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Past 3-year suicide death rates by locality, CSB, and region. Explore rates by demographic groups and a wide range of contributing factors.
Suicides data provided by the Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Justice System
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Submitted by local law enforcement agencies to the Virginia Department of State Police’s Incident-Based Crime Reporting Repository data, Uniform Crime Reports explore drug and narcotic related arrest rates. Data are available at the locality, CSB, and regional level and allow for exploration by demographic characteristics, reason for arrest, and type of substance involved.
Uniform Crime Reports data provided by the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services
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Data exploring the types of drugs seized by law enforcement agencies across Virginia and submitted for testing. Data are available at the locality, CSB, and region levels and allow for exploration by type of drug.
Drug Cases data provided by the Virginia Department of Forensic Science
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Data exploring probation, intake, and direct care cases related to both narcotic- and non-narcotic arrests within Virginia’s Juvenile Justice System. Data are available at the locality, CSB, and region level and allow for exploration by case type, arrest type, and demographic characteristics.
Juvenile Justice data provided by the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice
Health Risk Factors and Behaviors
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The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a national survey exploring health-related risk behaviors, chronic health concerns, and engagement in prevention services. BRFSS data is available at region and state levels and allows exploration of trends by demographic group.
BRFSS data provided by the Virginia Department of Health
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The Virginia Youth Survey (VYS), a part of the national Youth Risk Behavior Survey, explores risk behaviors and protective factors among middle and high school students contributing to health and social outcomes. Data can be viewed at the state and region level (note: regional data is only available for select years at the middle school) and allows exploration of trends by demographic group.
VYS data provided by the Virginia Department of Health
Living Conditions
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Census data detailing demographic distribution of Virginia’s population and trends in population growth/decline. Data are available at the locality, CSB, and region level and allow for exploration by demographic characteristics.
Population data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau
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Poverty rate and trends among Virginia residents. Data are available at the locality, CSB, and region levels. Population poverty rate and rate of children living in poverty are provided.
Poverty data provided by the Virginia Department of Social Services
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Unemployement rate and trends among Virginia residents. Data are available at the locality, CSB, and region levels.
Suicides data provided by the Virginia Department of Social Services
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Data exploring social services benefits distribution, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Medicaid, and the Child Subsidy Program. Data are available at the locality, CSB, and region levels and provide the demographic characteristics of recipients.
Benefits data provided by the Virginia Department of Social Services
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Mental Health Services intake data for Virginia’s Community Services Boards (CSBs) are provided at the CSB and region levels, exploring intake rates by diagnosis and providing demographic characteristics of individuals receiving mental health services.
Mental Health Services data provided by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
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Behavioral Health Services intake data for Virginia’s Community Services Boards (CSBs) are provided at the CSB and region levels, exploring intake rates by diagnosis and substance use type and providing demographic characteristics of individuals receiving mental health and/or substance use treatment services.
Behavioral Health Services data provided by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
Youth & Adolescents
The Youth & Adolescents dashboards compile data related youth and adolescents under the age of 18 from the above topic dashboards. In addition, these dashboards include the following unique datasets:
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Submitted annually by schools to the Virginia Department of Education, Student Behavioral and Administrative Response Reports (SBAR) detail events of student behavioral and administrative responses to those behaviors. Data are available at the locality, CSB, and regional level and allow for exploration by type of school and type of behavioral.
Student Administrative and Response data provided by the Virginia Department of Education