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All Children Thrive!www.ourkidsnetwork.ca
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
10.1
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
All Children Thrive!www.ourkidsnetwork.ca
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