Talking About Youth Health in BC

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15. Question:Did suicide attempts go up or down from2003 to 2008?A. UpB. DownAnswer: B.2008 was the first time in 15 years that therewas a decrease in the percentage of studentswho seriously considered suicide (12%) andattempted suicide (5%) in the past year.Why do you think fewer youth are consideringor attempting suicide?What resources are available locallyfor young people who might feel suicidal?Smoking16. Question:True or false? The percent of youth who hadever tried smoking decreased from 2003 to2008.A. TrueB. FalseAnswer: A.True. The number of students who tried cigarettesmoking has consistently decreased inthe last decade. In 2008, 26% of studentshad ever tried smoking, and this is down from56% who had tried smoking in 1998.Why do you think less youth are smokingnow?Discuss (or have the class brainstorm)safe adults and local resources forpeople who are feeling depressed orsuicidal.Add any that they miss:Parent, teacher, school nurse, schoolcounsellor, clinic,1-800-SUICIDE or 1-800 782-2433(National Toll Free Crisis Line)Some students were more at risk of attemptingsuicide (e.g., those who had a familymember or close friend who tried to commitsuicide, those who indicated they were lesbian,gay or bisexual, obese youth or youth whohad a health condition or disability.)17. Question:What percent of youth had been exposed tosecondhand smoke at home or in their car?A. 8%B. 28%C. 48%Answer: B.28% of youth were exposed to tobacco smokeinside their home or family vehicle. This hasdecreased slightly from 29% in 2003. However,10% of students were still being exposedto this type of smoke on a daily or almostdaily basis (down from 13% in 2003).Youth who were exposed to smoke on a dailybasis were more likely to try smoking thanthose who were not exposed (53% vs. 24%).Next Steps: Talking About Youth Health in BC23
Substance Use18. Question:True or false? Fewer students tried alcoholand marijuana in 2008 than in 2003.A. TrueB. FalseAnswer: A.True. In 2008, fewer young people in BC hadever tried alcohol and marijuana. Also, thosewho did try alcohol waited longer before theirfirst drink than their peers in previous surveyyears.Why might this be?19. Question:What percent of youth who had tried alcoholreported binge drinking in the past month?A. 14%B. 44%C. 74%Answer: B.Of youth who had tried alcohol, 44% reportedbinge drinking in the past month, a rate thathas remained consistent since 1998. Maleand female students were equally likely tobinge drink.How would you define “binge drinking”?(The AHS defined it as having five or moredrinks within a couple hours).Why do you think some youth binge drink?How would you know when someone has hadtoo much to drink? What does that look like?List some consequences of binge drinking:Pass outDid somethingyou can’t rememberDamage propertyArgue with familySchool work, marks,or behavior atschool changesGet injuredGet in troublewith policeHave sex whendon’t want toGet in physical fightsLost friends orbroke up withgirlfriend/boyfriendGet in a car accidentOverdoseRequire treatment foralcohol abuse24McCreary Centre Society
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Page 4 and 5: Table of ContentsIntroduction page
Page 6 and 7: BackgroundMcCreary’s AHS is a que
Page 8 and 9: After theWorkshopBased on previous
Page 10: Workshop CurriculumIntroduce facili
Page 13 and 14: Play the gameAfter each question ha
Page 15 and 16: 3) Facilitate a discussion at this
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Page 19 and 20: AHS IV Trivia Game QuestionsThese q
Page 21 and 22: Injuries7. Question:True or false?
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Page 31 and 32: School & Work33. Question:True or f
Page 33 and 34: Protective FactorsCultural connecte
Page 35 and 36: Optional GamesIf you have enough ti
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