2023 BC AHS youth resources
McCreary is committed to returning the results of the 2023 BC Adolescent Health Survey (BC AHS) to young people in school districts that participated in the survey across BC.
To view 2023 BC AHS findings pulled together by the Youth Advisory & Action Council click here.
2023 BC AHS Zine series
View a compilation of the zines here.
For any questions or to order paper copies, please contact ahs@mcs.bc.ca.
2023 BC AHS PowerPoints
The Big Picture: A Next Steps Workshop Toolkit
This workshop toolkit is available to educators, youth workers, nurses, and other adult allies who would like to share the results of the 2023 BC AHS with young people aged 12 to 19 in British Columbia. The toolkit includes an introduction to the 2023 survey results, an interactive quiz, activities to learn about risk and protective factors, discussion questions and additional activities to explore youth health in your school or community. An accompanying PowerPoint contains a bank of questions for the trivia game.
Download toolkit / Download PowerPoint
For more information about the BC AHS Next Steps, or to book a workshop, contact mccreary@mcs.bc.ca.
2018 BC AHS youth resources
The following are youth resources created to deliver the results of the 2018 BC AHS to young people.
Balance and Connection in BC Next Steps Workshop Toolkit: A resource to share the results of the 2018 BC Adolescent Health Survey with young people
This toolkit provides a workshop template for facilitators (e.g., teachers, Public Health Nurses, youth workers, and other adult allies) to share the results of the 2018 BC Adolescent Health Survey with young people aged 12 to 19 in British Columbia. It includes an introduction to the results, activities to learn about risk and protective factors, and discussion questions to explore youth health in your school or community. The accompanying PowerPoint contains a bank of trivia questions for the Trivia Time game.
Download toolkit / Download PowerPoint
For more information about the Next Steps, or to book a workshop, contact mccreary@mcs.bc.ca.
By youth, for youth posters
Members of McCreary's Youth Advisory and Action Council created a second poster in their 'Friends helping friends' series. This poster focuses on disordered eating and shares tips for supporting friends and caring for one's own health.
Download the poster here.
Members of McCreary's Youth Advisory and Action Council created a poster to share tips for supporting friends and caring for one's own mental health. The poster is available in English and French. Add your own mental well-being resources on customizable versions of the poster, made available upon request by emailing mccreary@mcs.bc.ca.
Download the poster: English / French
Members of McCreary's Youth Advisory and Action Council created posters about organized sport injuries and injury prevention using 2018 BC AHS data. One poster is aimed at a youth audience and the second is intended for adults who wish to support youth. Both posters are available in English and French.
Download the posters: Poster for youth (English) / Poster for adults (English) / Poster for youth (French) / Poster for adults (French)
Members of McCreary's Youth Advisory and Action Council and Youth Research Academy created a poster to share tips for attending and hosting online meetings, events, and workshops.
Download the poster here.
Members of McCreary's Youth Advisory and Action Council and artist Alex van der Marel are creating a poster series to share the key findings of the 2018 BC AHS with young people.
Download the key findings poster here.
Download the mental health poster here.
Download the community poster here.
Download the substance use poster here.
Download the sexual health poster here.