McCreary’s report on the lives of BC youth who have been involved in the government care system is now available to download by clicking here.

“Fostering Potential: The lives of BC youth with government care experience” profiles the experiences of these youth and details many protective factors that promote their health and well-being.

Please click here for a copy of the media release.

The McCreary Centre Society is a non-government not-for-profit committed to improving the health of BC youth through research, education and community based projects. Founded in 1977, the Society sponsors and promotes a wide range of activities and research to identify and address the health needs of young people in the province.

The society takes its name from the late Dr. J.F. McCreary, a pediatrician and medical administrator, whose leadership in promoting inter-professional teaching and multi-disciplinary approaches in health care set a standard that the society seeks to emulate.

To learn more about our staff, board, and Youth Advisory Council (YAC) members, please click here.

The latest in McCreary's series of factsheets using data from over 29,000 youth who completed the 2008 BC Adolescent Health Survey has been released.

The factsheet looks at injuries among students in Grade 7-12 . The fact sheet identifies where most injures commonly occur as well as who is at risk of getting seriously injured. It also considers rural-urban differences, the link between serious injuires and substance use and  notes trends in injury prevention behaviours.

 

To download the factsheet click here. To see all factsheets available from the 2008 Adolescent Health Survey click here.

 

The Adolescent Health Survey (AHS) is a questionnaire used to gather information about youth health in BC. The AHS is conducted by the McCreary Centre Society in collaboration with the provincial government and public health system, and with the cooperation of BC’s school districts. To date, over 100,000 students have participated in the survey since 1992. The most recent survey was conducted in 2008 and the next one is scheduled for 2013.

To learn more about the methodology, and the provincial and regional results for 2008, please click here.

To download a copy of A Picture of Health, the provincial highlights of the Adolescent Health Survey, please click here.