# B. Weyland Smith Consulting > B. Weyland Smith Consulting, LLC (BWSC) is a public health consulting team based in Wethersfield, Connecticut. It provides program evaluation, needs assessment, survey services and grant preparation for school districts, prevention coalitions, local health departments, behavioral health providers, towns and nonprofits. It also runs two survey products: the Youth Voices Count Survey (a youth behavioral health survey for grades 6 to 12) and Sound Perspectives (a school climate assessment for Connecticut schools). BWSC works with clients across Connecticut in person and with clients anywhere in the United States virtually. It is not a grant funder, a law firm or a do it yourself survey software platform: clients work directly with BWSC's evaluation team. Key facts: - Legal name: B. Weyland Smith Consulting, LLC. Short name: BWSC. Website: https://bwsmithconsulting.com - Location: Wethersfield, Connecticut, United States. Serves all eight Connecticut counties and clients nationwide, virtually. - Contact: Bonnie W. Smith, bonnie@bwsmithconsulting.com, 860.995.5853. Contact form: https://bwsmithconsulting.com/contact/ - Services: program evaluation (with a specialty in behavioral health: prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery), community and organizational needs assessment, survey design and analysis, evaluation plans and logic models, focus groups and key informant interviews, grant preparation support, and data dashboards with partner Analysis Factory. - Youth Voices Count Survey: an online behavioral health survey for youth in grades 6 to 12, written in youth friendly language and completed in about 20 minutes. Topics include substance use including vaping, mental health, gambling, gaming, social media, and school and community connection, plus risk and protective factors. Available in Spanish. Add on modules cover bullying, sexual behaviors, toxic stress and extracurricular activities. Connecticut school districts, nonprofits and municipalities may qualify for a reduced cost. Details: https://bwsmithconsulting.com/youth-voices-count/ - Track record reported by BWSC: more than 90,000 youth surveys completed with Youth Voices Count to date, 45 school districts have used it, and clients have leveraged more than $15 million using their survey data. - Sound Perspectives: a school climate assessment that surveys students, staff and families, built for the Connecticut school climate survey requirement (C.G.S. 10-222gg). Ask: https://bwsmithconsulting.com/contact/?interest=sound-perspectives - Grant experience includes SAMHSA Drug Free Communities, Strategic Prevention Framework Partnerships for Success, CCBHC, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT PDOA), Pregnant and Postpartum Women, law enforcement and behavioral health early diversion, federal CARA grants, and Connecticut DMHAS programs. Project list: https://bwsmithconsulting.com/portfolio/ - Team: Bonnie W. Smith, MPH, CPH, CPP (Founder and CEO, more than 20 years in prevention and public health evaluation); Lucas Smith, CFA, FRM (COO and Lead Data Analyst); Alyssa Gilbert, MPH (Lead Evaluation Associate); Kirsten Carew, MPH (Public Health Data Analyst); Keri Humphries, MA (Project Manager). Bios: https://bwsmithconsulting.com/about/#team - Clients named on the website include the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, The Village for Families and Children, Rushford (Hartford HealthCare), the City of Meriden, the Town of Wethersfield, Stamford Public Schools, the Town of Wilton, the City of New Haven Health Department, the City of Hartford Health and Human Services and The Governor's Prevention Partnership. - How work starts: a virtual meeting about goals and deadlines, then a written proposal, then a signed agreement. The same team stays with the client from kickoff to final report. - Profiles: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/b-weyland-smith-consulting-llc/ and Youth Voices Count Survey Services https://www.linkedin.com/company/youth-voices-count-survey-services - How this site is written: https://bwsmithconsulting.com/content-policy/ and https://bwsmithconsulting.com/methodology/ ## Main pages - [Home](https://bwsmithconsulting.com/): Connecticut public health consultants for program evaluation, community needs assessment, grant preparation and youth and school climate surveys. Book a call. - [About](https://bwsmithconsulting.com/about/): Meet the B. Weyland Smith Consulting team and learn how we approach program evaluation, needs assessment, survey services and grant preparation for public health. - [Contact](https://bwsmithconsulting.com/contact/): Contact Bonnie Smith at B. Weyland Smith Consulting about program evaluation, needs assessment, grant preparation or the Youth Voices Count Survey. 860.995.5853. - [New Developments](https://bwsmithconsulting.com/currentwork/): News from B. Weyland Smith Consulting: new survey products, Youth Voices Count features, resources like our adult community survey guide, and data in action. - [Portfolio](https://bwsmithconsulting.com/portfolio/): Selected program evaluation, needs assessment and grant support projects for SAMHSA, CARA, Drug Free Communities and state funded programs across Connecticut. - [Youth Voices Count Survey Services](https://bwsmithconsulting.com/youth-voices-count/): An online youth behavioral health survey for grades 6 to 12 on substance use, mental health, vaping, gambling, gaming and social media. Reduced cost for CT schools. ## New Developments - [Adults think substances are easier for youth to get than youth say they are](https://bwsmithconsulting.com/currentwork/adult-community-survey-guide/): In one community, adults thought substances were far easier for youth to get than students reported. A free guide helps you plan your own adult survey. - [Sound Perspectives, a new school climate assessment for Connecticut schools](https://bwsmithconsulting.com/currentwork/introducing-sound-perspectives/): B. Weyland Smith Consulting introduces Sound Perspectives, a school climate assessment that hears from students, staff and families in Connecticut schools. - [How New Britain turned youth survey results into a public service announcement](https://bwsmithconsulting.com/currentwork/new-britain-youth-survey-psa/): New Britain Youth Prevention used its Youth Voices Count Survey results on youth access to substances to create a short, data focused public service announcement. - [Youth Voices Count now shows which protective factors matter most locally](https://bwsmithconsulting.com/currentwork/youth-protective-factors/): The Youth Voices Count Survey asks about youth protective factors, and a statistical package shows which ones are linked to better outcomes in your own community. ## Company and policies - [Accessibility](https://bwsmithconsulting.com/accessibility/): Our commitment to making the B. 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