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Promoting positive mental health among BC youth Administration took place in Grade 712 classes in 50 of the 59 BC School Districts Over 29 000 surveys were collected in 1760 classrooms between February and June 2008 ID: 246400

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Making the Right Connections:

Promoting positive mental health among BC youthSlide2

Administration took place in Grade 7-12 classes in 50 of the 59 BC School Districts.

Over 29 000 surveys were collected in 1,760 classrooms between February and June 2008.

“In closing, I would like to say that I am a healthy, fit person and I am happy with who I am!” BC Youth Participant

The 2008 BC Adolescent Health SurveySlide3

Mental health of BC youth

Making the Right ConnectionsSlide4

Mental health of BC youthSlide5
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Mental health of BC youthSlide7
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Additional measures of positive mental healthSlide9
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Accessing mental health servicesSlide11
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Youth at Risk of Experiencing Mental Health Challenges

Making the Right ConnectionsSlide13

Youth who had been sexually abusedSlide14

Youth who had been physically abusedSlide15
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Immigrant youthSlide17

Teased or harassed youthSlide18

Youth with an unstable home lifeSlide19

Youth living in povertySlide20
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Lesbian, gay and bisexual youthSlide22
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Health of youth with a disability or chronic health condition

Good/excellent health

Ever self-harmed

Considered suicide in the past year

Attempted suicide in the past year

No health condition/disability

86%

15%

10%

4%

Any health condition/disability

67%

35%

27%

16%

Specific mental or emotional condition (e.g., depression, eating disorder)

54%

58%

52%

33%

Youth with a health condition or disabilitySlide24

Mental Health and Health Risks

Making the Right ConnectionsSlide25

Mental health and health risksSlide26

Promoting Positive Mental Health

Making the Right ConnectionsSlide27

Support networksSlide28

Support networksSlide29

Who youth asked for help

(among youth with a mental or emotional health condition)

Asked for help

Was helpful (among those who asked for help)

Friend

84%

81%

Teacher

45%

59%

School counsellor

47%

63%

Other school staff

28%

36%

Youth worker

31%

51%

Doctor or nurse

44%

60%

Religious leader

23%

45%

Social worker

24%

40%

Support networksSlide30

Support networksSlide31
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Extracurricular activitiesSlide33

Extracurricular activitiesSlide34

Youth engagementSlide35

Youth engagementSlide36
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Skills and competenciesSlide38

Skills and competenciesSlide39

Skills and competenciesSlide40
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A Further Look at Protective Factors

Making the Right ConnectionsSlide42

Family connectednessSlide43

School connectednessSlide44

Having an adult to talk to about a serious problemSlide45

Having an adult to talk to about a serious problemSlide46

Youth engagementSlide47

Peer attitudesSlide48

Key Findings

Making the Right ConnectionsSlide49

Most youth in BC reported positive mental health and fewer youth are considering and attempting suicide than in 2003.

Some youth face obstacles to achieving positive mental health.

Over half (56%) of youth with a mental or emotional health condition had not accessed mental health services that they needed.Key findingsSlide50

Supportive peer and adult relationships are linked to positive health outcomes for even the most vulnerable youth.

Youth who could identify having skills or competencies were more likely to report positive mental health

Different skills played a role for different youthKey findingsSlide51

Family and school connectedness were the protective factors most consistently associated with positive mental health.

Feeling engaged and valued within extracurricular activities was also protective.

Youth’s responses to the data consistently included the need to access supportive adults and peer mentors, as well as opportunities to engage in activities that promoted their physical health.Key findingsSlide52
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Next Steps…

Presentations of findings

Summary profiles

Youth fact sheet

‘Next Steps’ workshops – taking results back to youthSlide55

These and other fact sheets are available for download at our website: www.mcs.bc.ca.

A series of 8 fact sheets accompany the report,

Making the right connections

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Summary profiles are available for:

Youth living in poverty

Lesbian, gay and bisexual youth

Youth who had been sexually abused

Youth with an unstable home life

Youth who had been physically abused

Immigrant youth

Youth with a health condition or disability

Youth who had been teased or harassed

Making the Right Connections

Summary profilesSlide56

Making the Right Connections

By-youth for-youth fact sheet

A by-youth for-youth fact sheet summarizing the results of the report was created by Lucy

Shen

, a member of McCreary’s Youth Advisory Council.

This and other by-youth for-youth fact sheets are also available for download on our website: www.mcs.bc.ca.Slide57

All reports available at:

www.mcs.bc.ca

annie@mcs.bc.ca

duncan@mcs.bc.ca

1-604-291-1996

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