Mental health service use among post-secondary students in Alberta

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dc.contributor.authorLamba, Navjot
dc.contributor.authorCui, Xinjie
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-03T21:07:19Z
dc.date.available2019-12-03T21:07:19Z
dc.date.issued2019-07-17
dc.descriptionThis report profiled students (18 to 25 years old) enrolled in publicly-funded post-secondary institutions in Alberta who received mental health services between 2005/06 and 2010/11.
dc.description.abstractRising rates of mental health issues among post-secondary students is a growing concern in Canada. This report profiled students (18 to 25 years old) enrolled in publicly-funded post-secondary institutions in Alberta who received mental health services between 2005/06 and 2010/11. Analyses examined these individuals’ sociodemographic characteristics and public service use patterns based on their enrollment status (full-time or part-time) and credential type. This report found that 7% of post-secondary students in Alberta (5,500 to 6,000 a year from 2005/06 to 2010/11) received mental health services. This report found that students receiving mental health services were more likely to use social services and income supports, have corrections involvement, suffer from injury/harm, have chronic disease, and have a disability than those not receiving services. The report also found that a greater proportion of part-time students were diagnosed with an anxiety disorder or depression than full-time students. These findings provide policy-relevant evidence that public authorities may consider as they seek to better support post-secondary students.
dc.description.grantingagencyGovernment of Alberta
dc.identifier.citationChild and Youth Data Laboratory. (2017). Mental health service use among post-secondary students in Alberta. Edmonton, AB: PolicyWise for Children & Families.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/111288
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/37299
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherPolicyWise for Children & Families
dc.publisher.institutionPolicyWise for Children & Families
dc.rightsUnless otherwise indicated, this material is protected by copyright and has been made available with authorization from the copyright owner. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectmental health
dc.subjectpost-secondary
dc.subjectstudents
dc.subjectyouth
dc.subjectbig data
dc.subjectlongitudinal
dc.subjectsocial services
dc.subjecthealth services
dc.subjectadministrative data
dc.subjectdata linkage
dc.subject.otherPopulation Profiles
dc.subject.otherChild and Youth Data Laboratory
dc.titleMental health service use among post-secondary students in Alberta
dc.typeReport
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