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• Canada’s ranking for children’s health and wellbeing has fallen from 10th to 30th place among 38 wealthy nations over the past decade. 1
• The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on children, accelerating the top 10 threats to childhood. 2
• 61% of parents expect residual effects of the pandemic on their children’s mental health, even after the pandemic is over, and 17% expect these impacts will be long term. 3
• 75% of parents say they have received some government support throughout the pandemic, but it hasn’t been enough (42%), or they haven’t received any support at all (33%). 4
• 91% of Canadians believe that Canada should put a high priority on improving its rating for child well-being. 5
SOURCES:
1. UNICEF Canada, Canadian Companion to UNICEF Report Card 16 (2020)
2. Children First Canada, Raising Canada 2021
3,4. Inspiring Health Futures, Abacus
Data, June 2021
5. Ipsos poll, November 2019
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