A British Columbia-based study conducted a comprehensive literature review, an environmental scan, and interviews with 20 former youth in care focusing on what helps and hinders youth in care to graduate from high school. The findings offered strong evidence that school is valued as a normative experience for normalcy and predictability. The MORE
The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control collaborated to release the Food Costing in BC 2017 report earlier this month. Please share this report and infographic which demonstrate that 1 in 6 BC children live in homes that struggle to feed them well. Food insecurity negatively affects maternal health, birth outcomes, mental, emotional and MORE
West Coast LEAF’s newest law reform report focuses on why sexual assault survivors often do not report through the criminal justice system. The report represents the voices of women who have experienced the devastating impacts of sexual assault. They found key factors that deterred women from reporting sexual assault to the police, MORE
Girl Guides of Canada recently released results of a research study by Ipsos Reid that surveyed over 1,200 girls and boys in Canada aged 12-18. The survey found that girls are twice as likely as boys to have experienced sexism. Race also has an impact on girls’ concern of gender MORE
UNICEF Canada released The Equalizer: How Education Creates Fairness for Children in Canada this week, which is the Canadian Companion to the global report. In The Equalizer, UNICEF digs deeper into what contributes to inequalities and how Canada could do better. Out of 38 rich countries, Canada ranks 9th in MORE
BC Association of Family Resource Programs (FRPBC) recently released three reports. The first report, Effectiveness and Long-Term Impacts of the Work of Family Resource Programs in Society, links the important work of Family Resource Programs with scientific evidence that demonstrates the impact of the programs. The second report, Family Drop-In MORE
The major rise in caesarean sections around the world is being called unprecedented and unjustified. The Lancet Series finds that the global rate of caesarean birth has doubled in the past 15 years to 21%, and is increasing annually by 4%. There is growing concern as women who do not MORE
The Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre conducted an online survey earlier this year of all staff working in centre-based child care programs in Vancouver to collect data on wages and benefits of educators and administrators. One result from the 627 completed surveys (92% female respondents) found the median hourly wage MORE
Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, released her report on the state of public health in Canada, titled, “Preventing Problematic Substance Use in Youth.” The report reveals that Canada’s national life expectancy has decreased for the first time in decades, which may be attributed to the opioid overdose MORE
Nanos, Plan International, and Because I am a Girl shared results from a September 2018 survey of 1000 Canadian girls. The survey found that three in four Canadian girls report experiencing gender-based discrimination and two in three have a female friend who has been sexually harassed. Almost one year since MORE
The purpose of the Youth Homeless Count was to employ a youth-specific methodology to determine the number of youth experiencing homelessness in Metro Vancouver and to create a demographic profile of those youth. The results found there are 681 youth experiencing homelessness, with 42% of youth identifying as Aboriginal or Indigenous. 11% MORE
Métis Nation British Columbia developed this guide as result of the findings from the Ta Saantii- Healthy Métis Communities Project. The survey details Métis participation in sports and physical activity in BC, and informs best practices for encouraging Métis participation. The study found that communities that hosted child-friendly events attracted families versus MORE
Gary Evans and Pilyoung Kim published an article to expand the conversation past how poverty affects development on parental investment and parenting practices. They wanted to study how chronic stress and coping may impact early childhood poverty throughout life. They found that disadvantaged children are more likely to confront physical and psychosocial stressors, MORE
Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) and the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC (CCCABC) are working together to better understand child care needs in small, rural and remote communities. Their new report provides a summary of survey and in-person meetings with local governments and others. The survey asked about child MORE
The Government of Canada has been preparing a Food Policy for Canada, engaging stakeholders and experts by asking people to share their priorities for Canada’s food system. In their What We Heard Report, one of the four priorities is to increase access to affordable, nutritious, and safe food, particularly among more MORE