Raven's Children II: Aboriginal Youth Health in B.C.

This report combines the data from responses of over 4,800 Aboriginal students who took part in the Adolescent Health Survey (AHS) in 1992, 1998 and 2003. Athe AHS is a large-scale survey of grades 7-12. Trends and changes over time in the areas of physical, emotional and sexual health, and on issues such as family connectedness, attitudes towards education, and community involvement, are described and represented in a series of tables. Key findings are that overall, Aboriginal students are in good health and some sexual and substance use risk behaviours are on the decline. Key issues that need to be addressed include lack of safety at school, abuse, racial discrimination, and suicide among Aboriginal youth.