Growing up in B.C., 2015 /

GUIBC – 2015 flags some of the data that we need in order to better understand the well-being of children and youth in B. C. The value of the information in this report is that it can move us to take action for and with children and youth. [...] Child COMPREHENSIVE and Mental Health Well-being Safety Learning PICTURE OF THE The number of children The number of children who The number of children and Opportunities for the and youth who experience face issues related to poverty youth who experience harm acquisition of knowledge WELL-BEING OF factors that support healthy. [...] Growing Up in B. C. – 2015 Research Voice The Well-Being of Aboriginal Children and Youth There is little doubt that, while many Aboriginal children living in B. C. are healthy and happy, as a population, Aboriginal children and youth are less likely to have the same opportunities to optimize their health and well-being as other B. C. children and youth. [...] In social welfare system toward reconciliation, restoration of family and short, a “whole of government” approach is needed, and it is crucial to community healing, and addressing the social and family breakdown have readily available, reliable data on key aspects of the well-being of inherent in the current epidemic of Aboriginal children in care in B. C., Aboriginal children, youth and families [...] While such developments There is a particularly urgent need to address the crisis in health and are encouraging, it is clear that there remains much to be done – we well-being for Aboriginal children and youth growing up in B. C. in the must work together to improve the collective health and well-being of care of the child welfare system.