Canada remains one of the few high-income countries without a national oversight body focused on the well-being of children and youth.
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Canada needs to focus on tracking, monitoring and evaluating the economic, health and social outcomes of former youth in care, especially as they transition from government care.
Ontario’s new policy on youth leaving care comes into effect April 1. While the policy provides welcomed support for youth, there are still gaps that need to be addressed.
Children and youth in care are more likely to have experienced trauma that can affect future health. A comprehensive, trauma-informed health strategy for these children and youth is long overdue.
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.
In the next year, public support will be needed more than ever to ensure that the spirit of the agreement is respected and translated into meaningful change for First Nations children.
For youth under state guardianship the state has assumed the role of the parent. But state parenting falls short of how most people would treat their children.
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?
Important learning takes place through experiences of fun and belonging at an arts-based mindfulness program.
Amid long-standing societal and policy issues that need to be addressed, young people in care deserve special consideration and focused attention regarding how to meet their educational needs.
Top contributors
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Full Professor and Associate Vice-President, Research, Mount Saint Vincent University
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PhD candidate (health), Dalhousie University
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Professor, Faculty of Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland
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Professor of Psychology, Saint Mary’s University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Social Science, York University, Canada
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Associate professor, Faculty of Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Community Pediatrician within Division of Community Pediatrics/Adjunct assistant professor, Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Mount Saint Vincent University
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Adjunct professor, McGill University
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Associate Professor, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Nancy's Chair in Women's Studies, Mount Saint Vincent University
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Provincial Clinical Lead for Trauma Informed Care, IWK/NSH Child/Youth MHA, Sessional Instructor, Dalhousie School of Social Work, PhD Candidate in Health, Dalhousie University
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Professor, School of Social Work., Laurentian University
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Assistant professor, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, Dalhousie University
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Senior Lecturer, Political Science and International Relations, University of Canterbury