/channels/taxonomy/term/16141/all en /channels/channels/news/strong-link-between-child-welfare-and-youth-homelessness-canada-269316 <p>A new <a href="http://homelesshub.ca/childwelfare">report</a> shows that almost sixty percent (57.8%) of homeless youth in Canada report involvement with the child welfare system at some point in their lives. In comparison, among the general population in Canada, roughly 0.3% of youth have child welfare involvement. This suggests that youth experiencing homelessness are 193 times more likely than youth in the general population to report involvement with the child welfare system.</p> Wed, 09 Aug 2017 17:44:32 +0000 webfull 129596 at /channels