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Halton Youth Survey 2012/13 Key Findings and Community Directions

Our Kids NetworkDevelopmental Asset Forum

April 23, 2013

“It is better to build strong children than to repair broken

adults.”

Frederick Douglass

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2012 Halton Youth SurveyMeasures 20 Developmental Assets® and other factors related to healthy youth development– Physical and mental health– School– Risk behaviours

Third round of the survey (2006/07; 2009/10; 2012/13)

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Who Participated

10,379 students from 121 schools across Halton

Voices representing students from the Halton Catholic District School Board and the Halton District School Board

What our Youth Told Us…

Assets are Up!

Average Number of Developmental Assets (out of 20), Grade 7 and 10 Students for 2009/10 Compared to 2012/13

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10.9

Grade 10

12.2

13.1

Grade 7

2012/13

2009/10

2009/10

2012/13

Girls have more assets than boys

Average Number of Developmental Assets (Out of 20) by Sex and Grade, 2012/13

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The Power of Assets

Less Students are Smoking

Percent of Grade 10 Students who are Current Smokers (Daily or Occasional) by Year

From 2009 to 2011, Ontario smoking rates went from 15% down to 10% (OSDUHS)

Heavy Drinking is Decreasing

Percent of Grade 10 Students Reporting at Least One Episode of Heavy Drinking in the Last 12 Months, by Year

Heavy drinking is defined as: 5 or more drinks on one occasion over the last 12 months

Cannabis Use is Down

Percent of Grade 10 Students Reporting Using Cannabis in the Last 12 Months, by Year

From 2009 to 2011, cannabis use in Ontario youth went from 31%

to 25%. (OSDUHS, ages 12-17)

Moving Halton in the right direction

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Making gains in nutrition and active transportation

Only 66% of Grade 7 students and 50% of Grade 10 students meeting physical activity guidelines

Continue to target obesity

Support Positive Mental Health

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Percent of Youth at Risk for Depression, by Grade and Year

Power of Assets

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Percent at Risk for Depression by the Number of Developmental Assets, by Grade, 2012/13

Number of Assets

Opportunities for ImprovementLower Scoring Assets

18Percent of Youth Scoring High on Developmental Assets, by Grade

(2012/13)

Opportunities to Make a DifferenceWhat the data is telling us

Continue to engage youthContinue to

engage youth

Transition from elementary to

secondary school

Transition from elementary to

secondary school

Continue to work on all of the assetsContinue to work

on all of the assets

Closing the gap for our boys

Closing the gap for our boys

Continue to improve healthy lifestyles

Continue to improve healthy lifestyles

Municipal & Neighbourhood Data

Municipal Report

Neighbourhood Reports

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