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Heart cut-outs seen in a flower bed at a National Indigenous People’s Day event with youth from Future Paths Network, a grassroots organization dedicated to supporting youth who are Black, Indigenous and People of Colour in their transition out of the foster care system in Ottawa, on June 21, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

March 25, 2026

The crisis of youth aging out of care is why Canada needs a children and youth commissioner

Jacquie Gahagan, Mount Saint Vincent University; Dale Kirby, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Dr. Melanie M. Doucet, McGill University, and Mary Rita Holland, Mount Saint Vincent University

Canada remains one of the few high-income countries without a national oversight body focused on the well-being of children and youth.

Students who attend for-profit colleges on average have higher student loan debt than those who attend public institutions. FatCamera via Getty Images

June 8, 2023

Cost and lack of majors are among the top reasons why students leave for‑profit colleges

Molly Ott, Arizona State University and Thomas Zimmerman, Rutgers University

Students told researchers that the cost of going to a for-profit college changed over time and eventually became too much to bear.

In-depth interviews with former youth in care described barriers and challenges to attending post-secondary education once they received a tuition waiver. (Shutterstock)

September 12, 2022

Health of former youth in care could be bolstered by stronger tuition waiver programs

Jacquie Gahagan, Mount Saint Vincent University; Dale Kirby, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Krista C Ritchie, Mount Saint Vincent University, and Kristyn Anderson, Dalhousie University

To understand how tuition waivers and associated supports can help former youth in care complete post-secondary education and positively affect their health, evidence-based practices are needed.

Finances are a significant barrier to post-secondary education for people raised in care. (Shutterstock)

July 19, 2021

Youth who grew up in care have the right to post‑secondary education — and tuition waivers open doors

Jacquie Gahagan, Dalhousie University

Education is a key to health, economic and social outcomes. So why don’t we make it easier for former youth in care to access post-secondary education?

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