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 youthSlide5Slide6
Mental health of BC youthSlide7Slide8
Additional measures of positive mental healthSlide9Slide10
Accessing mental health servicesSlide11Slide12
Youth at Risk of Experiencing Mental Health Challenges
Making the Right ConnectionsSlide13
Youth who had been sexually abusedSlide14
Youth who had been physically abusedSlide15Slide16
Immigrant youthSlide17
Teased or harassed youthSlide18
Youth with an unstable home lifeSlide19
Youth living in povertySlide20Slide21
Lesbian, gay and bisexual youthSlide22Slide23
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 networksSlide31Slide32
Extracurricular activitiesSlide33
Extracurricular activitiesSlide34
Youth engagementSlide35
Youth engagementSlide36Slide37
Skills and competenciesSlide38
Skills and competenciesSlide39
Skills and competenciesSlide40Slide41
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 findingsSlide52Slide53Slide54
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
.
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
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