Summary
Children First Canada is a national charity that conducts research and raises awareness on the rights and well-being of children. The organization empowers children and youth to be leaders and changemakers through initiatives such as The Future is Now! Awards or The Young Canadians Parliament.
The Top 10 Threats to Childhood in Canada Report is part of the Raising Canada research initiative, which tracks the most urgent and emerging risks to children’s well-being each year. Drawing on the latest data, expert input, and youth-led consultations, the report shows that children’s well-being in Canada continues to decline across several interconnected areas. These areas include poverty, mental health, violence, health, bullying, racism, access to services, and climate change, and they cannot be addressed in isolation.
Policy & Practice Implications
- Policy makers and funders can use the findings to embed a children’s rights lens and youth voice into budgets, policies, and accountability frameworks.
- Leaders in the social-serving sector can use the data to advocate for long-term, flexible funding that supports services addressing the interconnected needs of children and families.
- Non-profit and community organizations can apply the findings to design programs that respond to threats to childhood well-being in holistic, culturally grounded, and preventive ways.
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