Adequacy of the support provided to caregivers in Part III of the Canada Labour

DAWN’s mandate is to end the poverty, isolation, discrimination and violence experienced by women and girls with disabilities and Deaf women living in Canada and promote the advancement and inclusion of women and girls with disabilities and Deaf women by creating change at a systemic level. [...] Mental Health & Disability There are several aspects of young women and girls' identities and experiences that have grave implications on their mental health, one of which being the correlation between disability and the onset or occurrence of mental health issues. [...] By placing the most marginalized girls and young women in society at the center of our concerns, we found that the Canadian social system is responsible for producing and worsening the mental health of girls and young women at the intersection of oppressions. [...] 5 • Prevent the social consequences of ableism, racism, colonialism which impacts on several levels the mental health of girls and young women with disabilities at the crossroads of oppression • Fund projects that highlight positive role models of girls and young women with disabilities in the media, school materials, etc. [...] We call on the House of Commons to put at the center of their analysis the girls and young women most impacted by mental health issues, girls and young women who are indigenous, black, racialized, and without status.