SUMMARY

The 2016 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Behavioral Health Survey (CBHS) is the
thrid round of the same behavioral health survey first conducted in the Commonwealth in 2011. Like
the first and second round, the purpose of the 2016 CBHS was to collect cross-sectional data to produce statistical
descriptions of behavioral health topics—the use of and attitudes toward the use of alcohol, tobacco,
and other drugs (ATOD) and mental health and stigma—of the adult population in the Commonwealth.
The dataset from this 2016 Survey will be used by the Community Guidance Center (CGC), and other
health officials, to produce the 2016 behavioral health National Outcomes Measures (NOMS) for the
Commonwealth. The dataset will enable comparison of the CNMI NOMS with other places as well as
comparison between 2016, 2013, and 2011 within the CNMI. The resulting measures will also be used in
various program evaluations and to guide programming changes.