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Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Survey

Funded by the Central Huron Community Foundation, TSF has created an internal survey to get an overview on the current state of mental health and substance use among young people (12-29) in Huron County.

This non-clinical survey aims to get accurate data on:
- Amount of young people experiencing poor mental health and/or substance use
- Knowledge of poor mental health and problematic substance use
- Knowledge of protective factors and available community support services
- If young people feel they have support for their mental health/substance use
- If young people feel they are able to support other people experiencing mental health/substance use problems

Collecting this data has helped us understand how we can better support young people in our community and provide up-to-date data for our area.

These are some of the key findings from 112 youth (12-29) from Huron and Perth Counties who completed the survey. This data provides a snapshot on the current state of youth mental health and substance use in our communities.

These findings show that, while youth do have a lot of knowledge and understanding in regards to mental health and substance use, there are certainly areas where youth need more education, access to resources, and support.

Thank you to all the youth who completed our survey. We value your insight, experiences, and your voice. We hope to use what you have shared to better support you. Thank you to the Central Huron Donation Fund for working to support youth mental health and substance use challenges and for funding this project.

Full Survey Results: Colour

The results are in!

Full Survey Results: Black and White

Findings Brochure

In our report, you will get to see all the questions we asked in the survey as well as the answers youth provided. We also included statistics, some commentary on the findings, quotes from youth who completed the survey, local resources for support, and more. We hope that the community, local decision makers, parents, etc. will use this information to help support youth in our community.

Have you completed the survey yet?

If you are 12-29 years old and live in Huron or Perth Counties, we hope you will take some time to complete the survey! We want the survey to be as up-to-date as possible, so if you have five minutes, please help inform us on the current state of youth mental health and substance use.