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Raising Canada 2020 is the third in an annual series of reports that track the top 10 threats to childhood. The 2020 report highlights the unprecedented impact of COVID-19 on children and their families.
A special section on children’s health and well-being during COVID-19
Recent mental health data from Statistics Canada
A child rights framework applied to each of the top 10 threats
Personal quotes and stories about the experiences of young Canadians
New threats to children’s health, including the impact of climate change, the closure of schools and lack of access to essential services
Click here for previous reports.
Associate Vice-President, Social Impact (Canada), TD Bank
Opening Remarks
President and CEO, The Economic Club of Canada, Founder of The Jr. Economic Club of Canada, CEO & Co-Founder of The Global Institute for Conscious Economics (GICE), and Member of the Council of Champions at Children First Canada
Moderator
Assistant Chief Statistician of the Social, Health and Labour Statistics Field at Statistics Canada
Founder and CEO of Children First Canada
Youth Advisory Council Member, Children First Canada
Director, Margaret and Wallace McCain Centre for Child, Youth & Family Mental Health, CAMH
Health reporter and columnist for The Globe and Mail
Moderator
District Vice President, Calgary Central, TD
Opening Remarks
Senior Vice-President, IG Wealth Management
Director, Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Husky Energy Chair in Child and Maternal Health, and Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation Chair in Pediatric Research
Founder and CEO of Children First Canada
Director of Brand Management, SureCall
Youth Panelist
Yukon Regional Chief, Assembly of First Nations
Are you under 18? Are you a parent of a child under 10? We are looking for artwork from children and youth to support Children First Canada’s Raising Canada 2021 report. Raising Canada is an annual series of reports that track the top 10 threats to childhood. Click here to...
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Children First Canada (CFC) has released Raising Canada 2020, a joint research report that highlights the state of childhood in Canada. The findings reveal that most of the top 10 threats to childhood may be increasing – or in danger or increasing – because of the COVID-19 pandemic. CFC...
A new report documents how Canadian children have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings of Raising Canada 2020 reveal that many of the top threats to childhood, including mental illness, food insecurity, child abuse, physical inactivity and poverty may be increasing – or are in danger...
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