BC ADOLESCENT HEALTH SURVEY
The BC AHS is a province-wide survey administered to youth in Grade 7 to 12 every five years since 1992. The survey gives an evidence base of youth health trends, emerging issues, and risk and protective factors for healthy development.
Around 38,500 young people aged 12–19 in 59 of BC’s 60 school districts completed the 2023 BC AHS. The survey was developed in consultation with young people, parents, and other experts in youth health. It was pilot-tested with diverse young people in communities across BC before being administered by Public Health Nurses and allied health professionals to students in mainstream public schools in the spring of 2023. The AHS is developed and administered by the McCreary Centre Society
♥ 2023 BC Adolescent Health Survey Report
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INSTRUMENT (YDI) PROVINCIAL REPORT
The YDI collects population-level youth development data that may be broadly used to better understand the developmental trends, health, and well-being of adolescents in British Columbia (BC). The YDI is administered annually in schools across BC. Since piloting in 2020, cumulatively, over 26,000 youth in BC have participated in the YDI to date.
♥ 2022-23 YDI Provincial Report
