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Data show that Canadian adolescents have faced serious mental health challenges in recent years. Now, a new national study suggests migrant girls may be among those most in need of support. While mental health worsened among all youth between 2014 and 2022, these new data indicate that migrant girls are being left behind.

Researchers from the University of Regina and the University of British Columbia published the study in the Journal of School Health. They analyzed data from more than 76,000 Canadian students ages 11 to 15 who participated in the nationally representative Health Behavior in School-aged Children survey in 2014, 2018 and 2022. It is among the first Canadian studies to track mental health trends among migrant youth and compare them with Canadian-born peers over time.

"Our goal was to look at the well-being of migrant youth compared with their nonmigrant peers over several years," says lead author Dr. Daniel Ji, an assistant professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Regina.

"It is rare to see a study that focuses on the mental well-being of migrant adolescents at the national level, and our results support the need for more efforts toward enhancing migrant youth well-being across the country."

9% in 2022. 9% to 44%. Reports of multiple stress-related health complaints, including headaches, stomachaches and sleep difficulties, increased by 30%.

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