Tuesday, March 20, 2012

[EQ] The Health of Canada's Young People: a mental health focus

The Health of Canada's Young People: a mental health focus

 

John G. Freeman, Matthew King, and William Pickett WITH Wendy Craig, Frank Elgar, Ian Janssen, and Don Klinger

Public Health Agency of Canada 2011

 

 

Available online at: http://bit.ly/GCWIsi

The main purpose to inform and influence health promotion and health education policy and programs at national and international levels, as well as to increase understanding of young people's health and well-being.

 

Core objectives:

 

1.To conduct national and international research on health behaviour, health and wellhbeing, and the social contexts of school-aged children.

2.To contribute new theoretical, conceptual, and methodological knowledge pertaining to these areas of research.

3.To compare health experiences among young people in Canada with those in other countries.

4.To disseminate findings to the relevant audiences including researchers, health and education policy makers, health promotion practitioners, teachers, parents and young people.

5.To develop partnerships with other agencies who deal with adolescent health, in order to support health promotion efforts with populations of school-aged children.

6.To inform policy making and program development.

7.To contribute national expertise on health behaviour and on the social determinants of health in school-aged children

Table of Contents

Foreword
Executive summary

Chapter 1 : Introduction

Chapter 2 : Mental health

Development of mental health indicators

Psychosomatic symptoms in Canadian students

Life satisfaction among students

What young people thought about these findings


Chapter 3 : Home

What is the home setting?

Why does the home setting matter?

Possible effects of the home setting on mental health

What are we reporting in this chapter?

Living arrangements of Canadian students

Reports of happiness at home

Parental communication, understanding, and trust

Parental opinion and expectations

Conflict with parents

Eating dinner with family

Relationships between home/parent relationships and mental health

What young people thought about these findings

Chapter 4 : School

The importance of the school environment

What are we reporting in this chapter?

Young people's educational experiences

School attendance

Relationships between the school experience and mental health

What young people thought about these findings

Chapter 5 : Peers

The importance of peers

What are we reporting in this chapter?

Same-sex friends

Opposite-sex friends

Best friends

Interactions with friends

Relationships between peers and mental health

What young people thought about these findings

 

Chapter 6 : Neighbourhood

What is a neighbourhood?

Why are neighbourhoods important to health?

Possible effects of neighbourhoods on mental health

Geographic information

What are we reporting in this chapter?

Physical characteristics of school neighbourhoods

Traffic

Parks and recreational facilities

Social characteristics of school neighbourhoods

Economic characteristics of school neighbourhoods

Relationships between neighbourhood characteristics and mental health

What young people thought about these findings

Chapter 7 : Injury

What is injury?

Why does injury matter?

Possible relationships between injury and mental health

What are we reporting in this chapter?

Description of the injury problem

Impact of injury on young people's lives

Trends in injury over time

How are young people injured?

Where are young people injured?

Which activities lead to the most serious injuries?

Risk and protective factors

Drinking, drug use and driving

Injury and mental health

What young people thought about these findings

 

Chapter 8 : Healthy living

What is healthy living?

What is physical activity?

What is sedentary behaviour?

Healthy eating

What are we reporting in this chapter?

Effects of healthy living on mental health

Physical activity

Sedentary behaviours of Canadian young people

Food frequency patterns in Canadian young people

Eating behaviours in Canadian young people

Relations between healthy living and mental health

What young people thought about these findings

Chapter 9 : Healthy weights

What is a healthy weight?

Body image

Why do body weight and body image matter?

What are we reporting in this chapter?

Possible effects of being overweight or obese on mental health

Healthy weights, overweight, and obesity

Body image and weight-loss practices of Canadian students

Relations between healthy weight, body image, and weight loss practices

Relations between healthy weight and mental health

What young people thought about these findings

Chapter 10 : Substance use and risky behaviour

Why are health risk behaviours important?

What are we reporting in this chapter?

Smoking

Alcohol

Cannabis use

Perceived risks of substance use

Sexual activity

Substance use and risky behaviours in relation to mental health

What young people thought about these findings

Chapter 11 : Bullying and fighting

What is bullying?

Why do bullying and fighting matter?

What are we reporting in this chapter?

How young people are victimized

Fighting

Bullying and mental health

Fighting and mental health

What young people thought about these findings

 

Chapter 12 : Summary and conclusion

Mental health status of young people in Canada

Other indicators of health status among young Canadians

Behavioural factors related to mental health

Context and health in young Canadians

Contextual factors and mental health

The HBSC youth engagement workshop

 

        Conclusion

 

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