. Additionally, survey respondents were three times more likely than the general population to say they had suicidal thoughts and twice as likely to say they had tried to kill themselves.The survey last year, involving roughly 24,000 students from across the province, was conducted by the Leger polling firm, on behalf of the QSU. Leger hosted the online questionnaire and sent email invitations to complete the survey to thousands of university students in Quebec.
The survey also revealed that certain groups of students were more at risk of mental illness than others. They included LGBTQ students, students with disabilities as well as first-generation immigrants. Despite that, the authors said by using a “large-scale communication campaign” as well as by offering prizes to respondents, it “may have greatly mitigated the presence of this type of bias.”
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