R.M.B.S.I.’s History and Mission
Rocky Mountain Behavioral Science Institute, Inc., was established in 1966 by a group of social science researchers who wanted to provide practitioners and researchers with relevant psychological surveys and testing instruments.
In 1983, Drs. Eugene Oetting, Fred Beauvais and Ruth Edwards, working through R.M.B.S.I., obtained a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to develop the American Drug and Alcohol Survey and its reporting service. The goal was to use their expertise to develop a survey on youth substance use that could be easily used by prevention organizations and communities.
Since 1987 when the ADAS first was offered to community-level prevention workers, this service has become the primary focus of the company, along with the Prevention Planning Survey, American Tobacco Survey, and the ADAS Core Measures Short Form. We have provided these surveys and data analysis to thousands of communities throughout the United States, surveying millions of youth.
We believe that efforts to prevent youth substance abuse and violence are most effective when they are planned on a strong base of factual, community-specific information. Our mission is to support prevention workers by providing that information.
It is our goal to provide an impartial service to aid in collecting accurate detailed information on youth violence, drug use, and the risk and protective factors associated with these behaviors. Our impartial service allows communities working with a variety of models for youth development and substance abuse prevention to more accurately measure their effectiveness.
You can rely on us to provide solid information, extraordinary customer service, fair pricing, and a sensible, research-based approach to the issues of youth substance use and prevention.
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