Canadian street youth

The Health of Street Youth: A Canadian Perspective - ProQuest

The main health outcomes assessed were blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections, mental health problems, pregnancy, violence and mortality.

Can I See Your ID? The Policing of Youth Homelessness in Toronto

Is the use of police in dealing with people who are homeless as much a part of the Canadian response to homelessness as is the provision of shelter beds, soup ...

YOUTH HOMELESSNESS - A Way Home Canada

YOUTH HOMELESSNESS IN CANADA For thousands of young people across Canada, homelessness is a reality they face every day.

Youth Homelessness - Covenant House Toronto

85 per cent of homeless youth have experienced a high level of distress related to their mental health,10 and 42 per cent reported at least one suicide attempt.

Canada is falling behind other countries in meeting the needs of ...

Canada needs to focus on tracking, monitoring and evaluating the economic, health and social outcomes of former youth in care, especially as ...

Barriers to health and social services for street-involved youth in a ...

Introduction. Among the estimated 150 000 homeless youth in Canada, substance use, mental health issues, hospitalization, and incarceration are ...

Youth Homelessness Surges In Canada - Invisible People

13–24-year-olds now account for at least 20% of Canada's homeless population. That's a number that promises to grow if immediate action is not ...

New study suggests link between foster care system and youth ...

Aged 13 to 24, homeless youth make up about one-fifth of Canada's homeless population. In raw numbers, that means there are about 6,500 people ...

What you might not know about youth homelessness | The FCT Blog

Did you know that across Canada, there are an estimated 40,000 youth currently experiencing homelessness? Around 40% of them will have first ...

Youth Homeless Shelter in Vancouver, Canada | Covenant House

At Covenant House Vancouver, Canada our doors are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, for youth ages 16 to 24 facing homelessness and human trafficking.

The Second National Canadian Homeless Youth Survey: Mental ...

Results: Survey data were obtained from 1,375 youth accessing Canadian homeless services in 9 provinces. Thirty-five percent reported at least 1 ...

A Resource Guide for Canadian Homeless Youth | Short Docs - CBC

Here are some resources that can be accessed. Many helplines listed are confidential and free, with referrals made at the provider's discretion.

Chapter 1. Being Young and Homeless: Addressing Youth ...

2While many estimates have been made regarding the number of homeless youth at city and national levels in Canada, to date there have been no enumerations that ...

Leaving the Streets: Stories of Canadian Youth (Fernwood Basics)

Youth between 16 and 24 are considered the fastest growing segment of the homeless population in Canada. While much has been written about ...

Studying Runaways and Street Youth in Canada - Google Books

"This research was undertaken by the Canadian Interdepartmental Working Group on Youth at Risk to examine: the extent of the runaway and street-youth ...

STREET CHECKS AND CANADIAN YOUTH - CORE

STREET CHECKS AND CANADIAN YOUTH: A CRITICAL LEGAL ANALYSIS. A Thesis Submitted to the College of. Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. In Partial Fulfillment of ...

Providing Youth Experiencing Homelessness A Future With ...

Toronto: Canadian Observatory on Homelessness; A Way Home Canada; National Learning Community on Youth Homelessness.) ... The health of street ...

Leaving the Streets: Stories of Canadian Youth by Jeff Karabanow ...

Jeff Karabanow is a professor of social work at Dalhousie University. They all live in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Street Kids: The Tragedy of Canada's Runaways on JSTOR

Webber cuts a comprehensible path through the tangle of forces, including family breakdown and social-service failure, that accelerate the tragedy of Canada ...

Gender and Sexuality in Street Youth Cultures in the United States ...

"Gender and Sexuality in Street Youth Cultures in the United States and Canada" published on by Oxford University Press.