Just the Facts
Click here to read a report from the focus groups that Youth Net
conducted in 2006-07, revealing information about stress amongst youth
and suicide ideation.
The following is a list of reports that may be of interest.
Out of the Shadows Part I, 2006
Out of the Shadows Part II, 2006
Human
Face of Mental Illness in Canada, 2006
Healthy Transitions: Mental Health for Grade 7, 2006
Mental Health and Well-being of Ontario Students, 2007
Comprehensive School Health Consensus Statement
Cultivating Developmentally Attentive Communities, 2002
Ontario Student Drug Use, 2007
Alcohol and Youth Public Health Implications, 2007
American National Promises Study, 2006
Mental Health, Delinquency, and Criminal Activity, 2008
While some of
these documents are large and may take some time to download, they are provided
for your convenience.
Click here to instead request that
they be sent to you by email.
Click here for results of the Agency Surveying
done by our staff and volunteers, measuring the youth-friendliness of service
providers as perceived by youth.
Youth Friendly
Youth define a youth friendly person as someone
who is:
- an active listener
- understanding
- non judgmental
- helpful
- can relate to them
Youth Net also conveys the message that somebody
who is youth friendly develops a rapport with youth, takes youth
seriously, is honest and clear, encourages youth to talk, and empowers
youth.
Click here for more information about being
youth-friendly as developed by our sister Youth Net program in
Hamilton.
Agency Surveying
Youth Net aims to link youth with a safety net
of youth-friendly professionals. In order to help assure youth that the
services they are being referred to will respond well to them, staff and
students of the program conduct annual surveying of agencies in Peel Region
providing service to youth.
Click here
for the summary report of surveying completed in 2007-08. Should you have any
questions about our surveying, please contact the
Program Coordinator.
The stats below
have been taken from our focus groups and nation-wide health surveys.
- 51% of focus group participants claim to be “totally
depressed” at least once a month. (Youth Net Peel, 2004)
- 20% of focus group participants do not really like
themselves as a person. (Youth Net Peel, 2004)
- 77% of youth feel “totally stressed out” at least once a
month. (Youth Net Peel, 2004)
- 42% of youth keep problems that are really bothering them
to themselves. (Youth Net Peel, 2004)
- In 43% of focus groups conducted, suicide was ranked in
the top 3 issues of concern (Youth Net Peel, 2002)
- Only 0.5% of youth that are willing to disclose their
problems will turn to a mental health service. (Youth Net Peel,
2004)
- Teens are the only age group in which suicide is in the
rise. (Manion, Davidson et al, 1997)
- Suicide follows motor vehicle crashes as the leading
cause of injury death in both males and females ages 10-19 years.
(Health Canada, 1996)
- Teens age 15-24 are most likely to suffer from a mental
illness or abuse alcohol or drugs (Statistics Canada, 2003)
- 18% of teenagers between 15 and 24 experienced symptoms
of a mental health disorder. (Statistics Canada, 2003)
- Statistics Canada found teenagers were least likely to
get help. (Statistics Canada, 2003)
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