Violent, anti-social behaviour down sharply among Ontario students, survey finds

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/violence-mental-health-ontario-students-survey-1.4760685

Canadian Press

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Violence and other anti-social behaviour among Grade 7 to Grade 12 students in Ontario has dropped significantly over the past two decades, according to one of the longest-running mental-health studies of its type.

In addition, results from the latest Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey being released Wednesday show a sharp overall drop in bullying, although cyberbullying remains a consistent problem.

"This decline in risk behaviours over time parallels the declines seen in drug-using behaviours ... suggesting a wider cultural shift to less externalizing or rebellious behaviours among young people today compared with previous generations," the researchers from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health say.

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Other findings include 81 per cent of students saying they like school to some degree, with nearly half liking school quite a lot or very much.

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And this when Ontario is much, much more diverse. Good social programs rock!