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assessed associations key demographic risk factors outcome depressed mood saskatoon saskatchewan inform planning implementation mental health promotion programming schools 20082009 school year 3958 students grades 5 8 76 elementary schools completed questions regarding depressed mood student health survey administered saskatoon health region demographic risk factors depressed mood considered study included age sex cultural status neighborhood income well role school age cohorts grades within schools found aboriginal students significantly likely report moderatesevere depressed mood students also found older female adolescents significantly likely report moderatesevere depressed mood neighborhood income explained largest proportion 40 depressed mood differences schools results inform planning implementation mental health promotion programming health sector saskatoons elementary schools including appropriate balance targeted populationbased interventions address distal proximal determinants depressed mood adolescents