ArticlePloS one2022
Cannabis use and suicidal ideation among youth: Can we democratize school policies using digital citizen science?
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- The Association Between Recreational Cannabis Use and 24-hour Movement Behaviours: Perceptions of Youth Citizen Scientists.Journal of adolescence · 2025Article
- Is excessive smartphone use associated with weight status and self-rated health among youth? A smart platform study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Correction: Cannabis use and suicidal ideation among youth: Can we democratize school policies using digital citizen science?PloS one · 2023Article
- Suicidal ideation among Canadian adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of psychosocial factors and substance use behaviours.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
- Applications of technology in the assessment and treatment of cannabis use disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundSchool policies and programs are important in preventing Cannabis use among youth. This study uses an innovative digital citizen science approach to determine the association between Cannabis use and suicidal ideation among youth while investigating how school health policies mediate this association.
methodsThe study engaged 818 youth (aged 13-18 years) and 27 educators as citizen scientists via their own smartphones. Youths responded to time-triggered validated surveys and ecological momentary assessments to report on a complex set of health behaviours and outcomes. Similarly, educators' reported on substance misuse and mental health school policies and programs. Multivariable logistic regression modeling and mediation analyses were employed.
results412 youth provided data on substance misuse and suicidal ideation. Cannabis use and other factors such as bullying, other illicit drug use, and youth who identified as females or other gender were associated with increased suicidal ideation. However, school policies and programs for substance misuse prevention did not mediate the association between Cannabis use and suicidal ideation.
conclusionsIn the digital age, it is critical to reimagine the role of schools in health policy interventions. Digital citizen science not only provides an opportunity to democratize school policymaking and implementation processes, but also provides a voice to vulnerable youth.
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