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  2. Aug 21, 2024 · More than half of middle and high school students in Ontario say they're experiencing a significant level of psychological distress, a figure that has doubled over the past decade, new research...

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    In the U.S., data from the Centers for Disease Controlsuggests American teens' mental health has been worsening since 2011 and that continued in the pandemic. According to its latest Youth Risk Behaviour Survey, there have been increases in the percentage of students who: 1. Experienced persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness. 2. Seriously c...

    Tracy Vaillancourt, Canada Research Chair in school-based mental health and violence prevention at the University of Ottawa, said the Canadian healthcare system was already struggling to meet the mental health needs of young people before the pandemic, and they continue to rise. "We've neglected this part of children's health for this long," said V...

    Geertika Jeyaganesha, 17, wanted to help a friend connect with mental health support, but she found available services lacking. It prompted her to start her own organization, Nurtured Youth Community, which offers online workshops with a range of professionals around mental health. "The primary problem with youth mental health is that the idea of h...

  3. This report describes physical health indicators, mental health indicators, bullying, gambling and related problems, video gaming and related problems, and other risk behaviours among Ontario students in 2019 and changes since 1991, where available.

  4. This report describes physical health indicators, mental health indicators, bullying, gambling and related problems, video gaming and related problems, and other risk behaviours among Ontario students in 2017 and changes since 1991, where available.

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    • How students rate life out of 10, by grade and gender (%) [Text Equivalent, Figure 1] Figure 1 shows how students rate life out of 10, by grade and gender, expressed as a percentage.
    • Students who report being understood by their parents, by grade and gender (%) [Text Equivalent, Figure 2] Figure 2 shows the percentage of students who report being understood by their parents, by grade and gender.
    • Students reporting high levels of emotional well-being by school climate, by gender (%) [Text Equivalent, Figure 3]
    • Students who find it easy or very easy to talk to same-sex friends about things that really bother them, by grade and gender (%)
  5. Aug 21, 2024 · More than half of middle and high school students in Ontario say they’re experiencing a significant level of psychological distress, a figure that has doubled over the past decade, new research...

  6. Canadian PSE students reported experiencing negative mental health during the pandemic, one in two reported difficulty accessing mental health services on campus, and one in three reported that such services did not meet their needs (CASA, 2022).