Recipes for Systemic Change - Helsinki Design Lab

100 %90 %80 %70 %60 %50 %Finland2007 AllFinland2007 BoysFinland2007 Girls40 %30 %20 %10 %0 %||||||||||||||12345678910111213141. Cigarettes lifetime use2. Cigarettes use past 30 days3. Alcohol lifetime use4. Alcohol use past 30 days5. Drunk past 12 months6. Heavy episodic drinkingpast 30 days7. Any illicit drug lifetime use8. Cannabis lifetime use9. Cannabis use past 30 days10. Any drug other than cannabislifetime use11. Ecstasy lifetime use12. Tranq./sedatives non-prescr.lifetime use 13. Alcohol and pills lifetime use14. Inhalants lifetime use*The figures of the time series have been converted from FIM into euro by a fixed rate.D2.4 PressuresTeenagers experience a great deal of emotional and physical changeover a relatively brief period of time. Many of these changes are intensifiedby the external pressures of daily life in contemporary culture. For teenagers,pressures exist in many different forms—social pressure among one’speers, academic pressure in school, and even economic pressure to makeends meet.Social PressureBullying in school has attracted significant attention in Finland inrecent years, especially in the aftermath of two separate school shootingsin 2007 and 2008. More attention is now being given to mental health andhow to prevent social exclusion among young people. Bullying, in the formof physical and verbal intimidation between students takes place in andoutside the classroom and even online, now known as “cyber-bullying.”In 2008…8% of students in 8th and 9th Grade admitted being bullied10% of boys were bullied once per week6% of girls were bullied once per weekBoys typically face more physical harassmentGirls typically face more verbal cruelty, including gossipKiVa school is a national bullying prevention program launched inFinland’s comprehensive schools. Students in grades one through four participatein classroom learning sessions. Teachers and parents receive antibullyinginformation and materials to heighten awareness and prevention.164