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download a printable copy of this Infographic of findings from the latest HBSC Trends report

Trends in Health Behaviours, Health Outcomes and Contextual Factors between 1998-2018.

The HBSC Ireland report Trends in Health Behaviours, Health Outcomes and Contextual Factors between 1998-2018: findings from the Irish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study was launched on 8^th March 2021 by Frank Feighan, Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Wellbeing and National Drugs Strategy.

The report explores the trends in the health and wellbeing of children in Ireland between 1998 and 2018. To date, HBSC Ireland has collected data from 62,720 school-aged children aged 10-17 years across the Republic of Ireland. The report describes the self-reported health status of children in Ireland over time in relation to key indicators: health behaviours, health outcomes and the contexts of their lives. Internationally comparable trends data are also included.

Download the report:

Gavin, A., Költő, A., Kelly, C., Molcho, M., & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2021). Trends in Health Behaviours, Health Outcomes and Contextual Factors between 1998-2018: findings from the Irish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study. Dublin: Department of Health download

Download a copy of the press release: English version download,  Irish version download

See the HBSC International website http://www.hbsc.org/ for more HBSC International publications.

2017/18 HBSC INTERNATIONAL REPORT - LAUNCHED 19 May 2020

The HBSC international report from the 2017/2018 survey is now available. The Spotlight on Adolescent Health and Well-being provides data from 45 countries in Europe and Canada. Findings are presented on the health and social behaviours of almost 228,000 young people aged 11, 13 and 15 years. 

The cross-national survey covers diverse aspects of adolescent health and social behaviour, including self-assessment of mental health; body image; dietary habits; physical activity; school context; relationships with families and peers; tobacco, alcohol and cannabis use; bullying and injuries; and sexual health (for those aged 15 and above only). A special focus on online communication was included in the most recent HBSC survey, to better understand the expanding role of digital technology in young people’s lives.

The study highlights the changing status of mental well-being among the Region’s youth. Reports of poor mental health – feeling low, nervous or irritable – are increasing across the Region. The data also clearly show that mental health declines with age. While technology can have positive benefits, it can also introduce new threats, such as cyberbullying, which disproportionately affects girls. Over 1 in 10 adolescents report having been cyberbullied at least once in the past two months.

As the latest HBSC study, featuring findings from 2017/2018, is released, the world is grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic. The next study, which will feature findings from 2021/2022, will therefore reflect the impact of the pandemic on the lives of young people.

Further information can be found on the WHO/Europe website 

To access both Volume 1 Key Findings and Volume 2 Key Data of Spotlight on Adolescent Health and Well-Being, visit: https://hbsc.org/publications/reports/spotlight-on-adolescent-health-and-well-being/  

HBSC special issue published in Journal of Adolescent Health

12 May 2020

‌We are delighted to announce that a special issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health has been published to accompany the launch of the International HBSC report. This includes ten scientific journal articles and three commentaries, which are the first international publications from the 2018 datasets. You can find the special issue at https://www.jahonline.org/issue/S1054-139X(20)X0013-9.

In addition to the national and international reports HBSC Ireland 2018 data has been used in the following government and other health organisations reports: 

Centre for Human Rights & Citizenship Education, Dublin City University:
Experiences of second-generation ethnic minority young people in Ireland. download

Children's Rights Alliance:
Report Card 2023. Is Government keeping its promises to children? download
Report Card 2022. Is Government keeping its promises to children? download
Report Card 2021. Is Government keeping its promises to children? download

Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth:
Better Outcomes Brighter Future Indicator Set Report 2022 download
Children and Young People’s (CYP) indicator set 2023 download
Growing Up In Ireland. The Lives of 9-Year-Olds of Cohort ’08 (Infant Cohort). download
Growing Up in Ireland National Longitudinal Study of Children. Social-emotional and behavioural outcomes in early adolescence. Cohort '98. download
LGBTI+ Youth in Ireland and across Europe: A two-phased Landscape and Research Gap Analysis National Action Plan Against Racism. download
Report on the Research Needs for Growing Up in Ireland Cohort ’08 at age 17. download
State of the Nation's Children (SONC) 2023 download
State of the Nation's Children (SONC) 2022 download
State of the Nation's Children (SONC) 2021 download
State of the Nation's Children (SONC) 2020 download  
Statistical Spotlight #7: Experiences and Perceptions off Discrimination in Ireland. download
Statistical Spotlight #11: Children and Young People's Indicator Set. Outcome "Active and Healthy". An international comparison. download
Supporting Parents: A national model of parenting support services. download
Young Ireland. National Policy Framework for Children and Young People 2023-2028. download

Department of Health:
Health in Ireland, Key Trends 2019.  download
Tobacco Free Ireland, Annual Report 2022. download

Department of the Taoiseach:
Understanding Life in Ireland: The Well-being Framework 2023. download
First Report on a Well-being Framework for Ireland. download

European Institute for Gender Equality:
Gender Equality Index 2021. download

European Union:
A systemic, whole-school approach to mental health and well-being in schools in the EU: analytical report. download
Achieving student well-being for all: Educational contexts free of violence, NESET report. download
Mapping of sport statistics and data in the EU – Final report to the European Commission download Pathways to school success – Commission staff working document, accompanying the document Proposal for a Council recommendation on pathways to school success. download

Family Carers Ireland:
Caring During COVID-19: Identifying Research Priorities for Family Carers. download
Sharing the caring: Young Carer’s experiences and access to supports in Ireland. download 
Young Carers in Ireland: Insight into the Prevalence and Experiences of Young Carers in Ireland using data from the HBSC 2018 download

Global Obesity Observatory:
Report Card: Ireland. download see also https://data.worldobesity.org/country/ireland-99/

Government of Ireland:
Healthy Ireland Outcomes Framework. First Report: September 2022. download

Health Promotion Research Centre:
Traveller Mental Wellness Continuum: A qualitative peer research study of Travellers’ views.

Health Research Board:
Electronic cigarette use and tobacco cigarette smoking initiation in adolescents: an evidence review. download
HRB Overview Series 12: Alcohol and other drug use among children and young people in Ireland: prevalence, risk and protective factors, consequences, responses, and policies download
HRB Overview Series 11: Alcohol consumption, alcohol-related harm and alcohol policy in Ireland. download

Health Service Executive:
A National Model of Care for Paediatric Healthcare Services in Ireland. download
HSE joint response to concerns of children and young people using e-cigarettes. download
HSE Tobacco Free Ireland Programme. End of year report 2019. download
HSE Tobacco Free Ireland Programme. Implementation Plan 2022-2025. download
The State of Tobacco Control in Ireland. HSE Tobacco Free Ireland Programme 2022. Second Report. download
Vaping and e-cigarettes - HSE information booklet for parents, guardians and young people.

HSE Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy Programme (SHCPP), HSE Health and Wellbeing:
Information Summary about Teenage Pregnancy in Ireland 2000-2020. download

Houses of the Oireachtas:
Library & Research Service Note. E-Cigarettes – Health issues and regulatory options. download 
Library & Research Service Note. Insights into the OSMR Bill. Part 2: Societal context resource guide – empirical data on online usage. download
Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023. Bill No. 48 of 2023. download 
Report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny on the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill. July 2022. download

ICO/IARC Information Centre on HPV and Cancer:
Human Papillomavirus and Related Diseases Report: Ireland. download
Human Papillomavirus and Related Diseases in Ireland. Summary Report. download

Institute of Public Health:
Review of Alcohol Licensing. download
Smoke-free spaces on the Island of Ireland. Snapshot report. download  

Institute of Public Health and NUI Galway Health Promotion Research Centre:
Children’s exposure to ultraviolet radiation – risk profile for future skin cancers in Ireland download

Joint Committee on Justice:
Report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022. download

Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development:
"Cyberbullying: An overview of research and policy in OECD countries", OECD Education Working Papers, No. 270. download
Education in the Digital Age: Healthy and Happy Children download
Health at a Glance 2023: OECD Indicators. download
Health at a Glance 2021: OECD Indicators. download
Health at a Glance: Europe 2020: State of Health in The EU Cycle. download
Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyles: Best Practices in Public Health. download
Indicators of inclusion in education: A framework for analysis. OECD Education Working Papers, No. 300. download
Measuring What Matters for Child Well-being and Policies. download
Preventing Harmful Alcohol Use. OECD Health Policy Studies. download
Starting unequal: How’s life for disadvantaged children?", OECD Papers on Well-being and Inequalities, No. 06.  download
State of Health in the EU. Ireland: Country health profile 2023. download
State of Health in the EU. Ireland: Country health profile 2021. download
Step Up! Tackling the Burden of Insufficient Physical Activity in Europe. download
Swimming skills around the world: Evidence on inequalities in life skills across and within countries. OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers No. 281. download

SafeFood:
Exploring the world of food: The perspective of families with children download

The Economic and Social Research Institute:
A social portrait of Travellers in Ireland. Research series number 56, January 2017. download
Growing Up in Ireland: The changing social worlds of 9-year-olds download
Risk and protective factors for mental health and wellbeing in childhood and adolescence. Research series number 120. December 2021. download
Talking about sex and sexual behaviour of young people in Ireland. download

United Nations:
Definition of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) thematic indicator 4.a.2: Percentage of students who experienced bullying in the last 12 months. download
SDG 4: Education 2030: Part ll. Preventing and combating school violence and bullying download
Statistics on Children Spotlight on children exposed to violence, in alternative care, and with disabilities. download

UNICEF:
The State of the World’s Children 2023: For every child, vaccination. download
The State of the World’s Children 2021: On My Mind – Promoting, protecting and caring for children’s mental health. download
Worlds of Influence: Understanding what shapes child well-being in rich countries download

World Cancer Research Fund International:
Moving Policy Index. Physical activity policy in 30 European countries. (2023). download

World Health Organization:
Adolescents taking the lead: thematic background papers for a multistakeholder consultation to promote adolescent well-being in the WHO European Region, 6–7 July 2021. download
Child and adolescent health in Europe: report on progress to 2021. download
Final reports on Investing in Children: the European Child and Adolescent Health Strategy 2015–2020 and the European Child Maltreatment Prevention Action Plan 2015–2020.  download
Multistakeholder consultation to promote adolescent well-being in the WHO European Region, 6–7 July 2021. download
WHO European Regional Obesity Report 2022. download
WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000-2025, fourth edition. download
Working for a brighter, healthier future: how WHO improves health and promotes well-being for the world’s adolescents, second edition. download