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Youth in care
Recommendation 4:
Provide funding to community organizations to support youth in finding rentals and developing life-skills to sustain housing. Youth need support in communicating with landlords to prevent conflict by addressing issues before they arise such as not being able to afford rent one month.
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Recommendation 18:
Provide face to face transition planning support. Youth report that the pandemic has increased isolation and anxiety, which makes it challenging to make big life decisions.
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Recommendation 9:
Provide additional support staff that can help youth sustain housing and wellness during these challenging times.
COVID-19 & Youth Homelessness Special Report
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BC Coalition to End Youth Homelessness
BC Coalition to End Youth Homelessness
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2020
2020
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Recommendation 275:
Protection of Children of Abused Immigrant, Refugee, and Non Status Women: As part of its Domestic Violence Action Plan, the BC Government should ensure that abused immigrant, refugee, and non-status women who have legitimate needs for legal representation on cases that could impact the safety of their children, including child custody cases and cases which could result in a woman’s removal from Canada, and cannot afford to pay for it are able to obtain legal representation through Legal Aid. (p.3)
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Recommendation 12:
Project participants also expressed the need for training to cover the following topics: genderbased violence; Indigenous rights, identities, and cultures; the role of ongoing colonialism on intergenerational trauma; the potential for communities and families to provide more appropriate solutions to family healing; and the importance of culture and connection to the child’s well-being.
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Recommendation 55:
We call upon all levels of government to provide annual reports or any current data requested by the National Council for Reconciliation so that it can report on the progress towards reconciliation. The reports or data would include, but not be limited to: i. The number of Aboriginal children—including Métis and Inuit children—in care, compared with nonAboriginal children, the reasons for apprehension, and the total spending on preventive and care services by child-welfare agencies. ii. Comparative funding for the education of First Nations children on and off reserves. iii. The educational and income attainments of Aboriginal peoples in Canada compared with non-Aboriginal people. iv. Progress on closing the gaps between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities in a number of health indicators such as: infant mortality, maternal health, suicide, mental health, addictions, life expectancy, birth rates, infant and child health issues, chronic diseases, illness and injury incidence, and the availability of appropriate health services. v. Progress on eliminating the overrepresentation of Aboriginal children in youth custody over the next decade. vi. Progress on reducing the rate of criminal victimization of Aboriginal people, including data related to homicide and family violence victimization and other crimes. vii. Progress on reducing the overrepresentation of Aboriginal people in the justice and correctional systems.
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- Decolonization and Indigenous rights ,
- Economic inequality ,
- Education and employment ,
- Health ,
- Health, wellness and services ,
- Indigenous children and youth in care ,
- Indigenous issues in policing and justice ,
- Mental health and detention ,
- Policing and the criminal justice system ,
- Poverty and economic inequality ,
- Pre-natal care ,
- Public services
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Recommendation 35:
Partner with non-profits to provide health services onsite to youth to reduce their risk of community transmissions by going to a walk-in clinic.
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Recommendation 269:
Parents must be informed of their ability to obtain legal counsel and how to secure it as soon as there is any risk of removal…(p.82)
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Recommendation 39:
Obtain data from Mental Health teams and hospitals to better understand the long-term impacts of COVID-19. Reconsider the 14-day isolation period for youth struggling with mental health and substance use concerns.
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Recommendation 28:
Non-profits must update resources, so youth know what community supports are accessible.
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