Mental health data
This includes data relating to mental health outcomes, well-being, disorders, health care, and self-directed violence.
Some of the data in this section is sourced from the Canadian Community Health Survey. Canadian Community Health Survey data from 2015 onwards should not be compared to data from previous years.
Provides data about:
- Self-rated mental health
- Psychological well-being
- Happiness
- Life satisfaction
- Sense of community belonging
- Psychological distress among students
- Mental health and grades among students
Body image among students in grades 7 to 12
Individual determinants of mental health report
Provides data about:
- Ability to cope
- Life stress
- Low self-esteem among students
- Students experiencing traumatic life events
- Work stress among population 15 to 75 years (2015/2016)
- Work stress among population 15 to 75 years (up to 2013/2014)
Community determinants of mental health report
Provides data about:
- Social support
- School climate including perceptions of connectedness and sense of belonging at school
Depression among population 12 years and older
Mental health-related disorders report
Provides data about:
- All mental health-related disorders
- Substance-related mental health disorders
- Anxiety disorders
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders
Access and use of mental health care report
Provides data about:
- Receiving help for mental health and/or substance use problems.
- Consultation with medical professionals about mental health.
- Student use of mental health services.
- Student use of prescription medication to treat mental disorders.
Intentional self-harm and suicides report
Provides data about:
- Emergency department visits and hospitalizations due to intentional self-harm.
- Deaths due to intentional self-harm (suicides).
- Suicidal ideation and attempted suicide.
- Student suicidal ideation and attempted suicide.
- Student self-harm.
Need for mental health care report
Provides data about:
- Perceived need for mental health help.
- Unmet needs for mental health help.
- Barriers to unmet needs for mental health help.
- Students needing help but not seeking it.
- Unmet mental health support for students.