The document summarizes key findings from a national survey of Canadian teens conducted by Kids Help Phone about their well-being and challenges. Some of the main issues teens reported facing were body image/self-esteem problems (46%), relationships problems with family or friends (40%), and suicidal thoughts (22%). Girls were over twice as likely as boys to report body image concerns and suicidal thoughts. Younger teens reported more bullying. The report aims to understand teens' experiences better and engage Canadians in addressing challenges facing youth.
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1. Teens Talk 2016
A Kids Help Phone report on the well-being of teens in Canada
2. Teens talk, but is Canada listening?
ach week Kids Help Phone connects with thousands of young people, helping to reduce
their distress, and building their self-confidence and emotional strengths as they navigate
through their most challenging moments of need. But we know there are so many more
who need help and aren’t reaching out. That’s why we created Teens Talk. Using data
from our annual National Teen Survey, we’ve compiled this report for two reasons: 1) To better
understand the challenges teens are facing and 2) To engage Canadians in an important
dialogue about how we can make our country safer, healthier and friendlier to young people.
We learned a lot from our 2015 survey, but it also raised a lot of questions. How are the issues
experienced by teens inter-connected? What factors influence the likelihood that a teen will
experience a problem? What prevents teens from reaching out?
As we explored the results of our 2016 survey, we found some very concerning connections.
We learned that teens who experience issues with their body or self-image, or violence at
school or home, are at least twice as likely to seriously consider suicide compared to the
general teen population.
We also learned that the online search habits of teens reveals a lot about their well-being.
In fact, it’s a primary indicator of the likelihood that they are experiencing a problem of some
kind. So while they may not speak to anyone, their fingers are
doing a lot of talking. The question is, are we listening?
Understanding how youth connect to each other and to their
support networks, as well as the barriers they face to seeking
help, will be absolutely crucial to how we, as a country,
can create solutions to the biggest challenges that our
teens face today.
Teens Talk is a starting point in the discussion.
To learn more about how you can help teens,
visit kidshelpphone.ca/teenstalk.
About the survey
1,319 teens in Canada
between the ages of
13 and 18 were surveyed
using online panels.
The results were weighted
for statistical representation
across age and gender in
each province.
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3. Who teens talk to Suicidal thoughts Body or self-image Relationships Bullying
Personal friend 54% 56% 65% 53%
Mom 33% 38% 45% 51%
Dad 15% 11% 25% 27%
Boy/Girlfriend 38% 25% 34% 22%
Sibling 14% 15% 23% 18%
Why teens don’t talk Suicidal thoughts Body or self-image Relationships Bullying
They don’t know who to talk to 11% 6% 11% 3%
They’re afraid of parents finding out 16% 6% 7% 4%
They think problem will go away 13% 8% 10% 5%
They don’t think it’s important enough 16% 37% 23% 42%
They can take care of it themselves 15% 19% 21% 22%
Provincial snapshot Suicidal thoughts Body or self-image Relationships Bullying
National Average 22% 46% 40% 10%
B.C. 24% 51% 45% 11%
Western 24% 42% 44% 15%
Ontario 23% 49% 40% 12%
Quebec (fr) 20% 45% 31% 2%
Atlantic 20% 53% 58% 9%
Top problems reported by teens
Body or
self-image
Violence
at home
or school
Relationships BullyingSuicidal
thoughts
Gender
issues
Rejection and
depression
Drug and
alcohol
addiction
46%
11%
40%
10%
22%
10%
21%
9%
4. 1in
5 Girls46%
67%
33%
Approximately one-in-five
teens (22%) report that they
seriously considered suicide
in the last 12 months.
Girls are twice as likely
to have seriously considered
suicide compared to boys.
Almost half of these teens
also reported they had a
plan — meaning they had
given consideration to how,
when and where they
would attempt suicide.
Girls
Boys
twice
as likely
Of teens who reported seriously considering suicide:
55% also searched the web or social media for information on suicide
75% also experienced body or self-image problems
27% also experienced violence at home or school
23% also experienced addictions to drugs or alcohol
Suicidal thoughts
5. 2 in
3 Girls46%
69%
31%
Girls are more than twice as likely as boys to
report body or self-image concerns, however,
31% of teenage boys also reported body
image issues.
Nearly half of all teens in Canada report that
they experience body or self-image problems,
making it the most prevalent concern among
teens today. A body or self-image problem is
defined in our survey as the self-perception
of not measuring up to what friends, family
or society expect, or the feeling of inadequacy
when compared to others.
Girls
Boys
Body or self-image
Of teens who reported body or self-image problems:
79% also searched the web or social media for
information on body or self-image
62% also tried to lose weight
48% also self-identified as overweight
63% also experienced relationship problems
with family, friends
6. 2in
5
With 40% of teens reporting that they experience important
relationship problems with family or friends within the last
12 months, relationship concerns are the second most
common issue experienced by teens in our survey.
Relationships
66%
Relationship problems
with friends and family are
the most common topic
that teens will speak to
someone about, with
66% reporting they had
done so.
Of teens who reported an important relationship problem:
74% also experienced body or self-image issues
22% also experienced violence at home
74% also experienced discrimination or rejection
7. 50%
Bullying is much more common among younger teens and significantly
decreases in frequency as they get older. 17% of teens in grades 7
and 8 report experiencing bullying, compared to only 9% in grades 9
and 10, and 3% in grades 11 and 12.
Bullying is twice as likely
to be reported by teens
in Ontario and almost
one-and-a-half times more
likely to be reported in
the Western provinces.
However, teens in Quebec
are 70% less likely
to report bullying.
Age Location
In the last 12 months, 10% of teens have reported that they
have experienced bullying — defined in our survey as when
one or more individuals tease, threaten, spread rumours
about, hit, shove, or hurt another individual.
Half of the teens who say
that they have engaged
in bullying behaviour
also report that they
get bullied.
17%
9%
3%
Grades 7 and 8
Grades 9 and 10
Grades 11 and 12
Bullying
Ontario
WesternProvinces
Quebec
national average
1in
10
Of teens who reported bullying:
8. Join the conversation today at kidshelpphone.ca/teenstalk
09/2016
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