Building social capital among youth in care Presentation Outline Profile of youth in care Risks to social capital Sources of social capital Family Community School Peers BC Adolescent Health Survey ID: 171890
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We all have a role:
Building social capital among youth in careSlide2
Presentation Outline
Profile of youth in care
Risks to social capital
Sources of social capitalFamilyCommunitySchoolPeersSlide3
BC Adolescent Health Survey
2013 BC Adolescent Health Survey
29, 832 surveys were completed
1, 645 classrooms
56 school districts325 PHNs and nursing studentsOver 1,000 had ever been in government care and over 300 were currently in a group home, foster home or on a Youth AgreementSlide4
Profile of Youth in CareSlide5
Profile of Youth in Care
Aboriginal youth were over-represented
24% born outside CanadaSlide6
Profile of Youth in Care
Most youth were from urban areas
More likely to be a caretakerSlide7
Risks to Social CapitalSlide8
Housing instability
Living without adults or alone linked to reduced social capitalSlide9
Poverty
More likely than peers to:
go to bed hungry
miss out on activitiesImprovements from previous yearsSlide10
Victimization
More likely to have been teased, excluded, assaulted and cyberbulliedMore likely to have been abused and harassedSlide11
Health and disabilities
More
likely to
have
physical disability Slide12
Mental health
More likely to have mental or emotional conditionSlide13
Mental health
Higher rates of E
xtreme stress
Despair
Self-harmConsidered suicideAttempted suicideMissing out on servicesSlide14
Sources of Social CapitalSlide15
FamilySlide16
Family connectedness
Family connectedness was linked to:Better mental health
Lower rates of risky substance use
School life
Strongly linked to post secondary for older youth Slide17
Supportive adult in family Slide18
Linking family social capitalSlide19
CommunitySlide20
Helpful adult support
Benefits of local adults who careParticularly for males and those living on a Youth Agreement or aging out of care
Adults who were helpful
Linked to improved mental health and future educational aspirationsSlide21
Community Engagement
Participation in activitiesMeaningful activities
Valued within activitiesSlide22
Neighbourhood and community
Neighbourhood safetyLower rates of stress and despair
More likely to rate health as good/excellentSlide23
Linking community social capital
Greater breadth of community social capital associated with better mental health
Caring adult and being engaged in meaningful activities linked to post-secondary
Feeling like a part of the community linked to lower rates of heavy sessional drinking Slide24
SchoolSlide25
Positive relationships with teachers
Helpful teachers linked to better mental health and positive future aspirationsSlide26
Positive relationships with school staff
Linked to:
Not skipping school
Lower rates of risky substance use
Better mental healthSlide27
Positive school environment
School safety linked to positive mental healthAnd post secondary plans
Positive peer relationships also linked to better outcomesSlide28
Linking school social capitalSlide29
PeersSlide30
PeersSlide31
Romantic relationshipsSlide32
Prosocial friendsSlide33
Linking peer social capital
3 or more friendsBetter mental health
Having friends with prosocial attitudes:
Positive educational aspirations
Prosocial friends were the only type of peer social capital linked to lower alcohol consumptionSlide34
Social Capital Across DomainsSlide35Slide36
Summary
Youth who enter the care system are dealing with significant challenges
Positive relationships in community, schools and with family and friends are linked to better health outcomesSlide37
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