What's New FactsResourcesWhat you can doMoving from Talk to Action: Youth in BC - June 17, 2011
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Adolescence is a critical stage of life. During these
years of transition, roughly between age 10 and the early 20’s, many
behaviours that influence well-being in adult life are initiated or firmly
set in place.
First Call is a signator to an open letter to Senators in support of repealing section 43 of the criminal code which excuses the physical "correction" of children.
December 2009: First Call partners have agreed to endorse a youth specific employment service delivery model presented by Pacific Community Resources Society. There is a strong case for youth-specific employment services. The youth unemployment rate in BC is twice that of the general population. Unemployed, at risk youth have a specific set of barriers that limit their ability to attach to the labour market. The coalition agreed to endorse this model, while noting that the full one-stop-shop resource centre model may not be a viable option in smaller communities around the province, and alternative youth-specific service models would need to be developed.
New Support in Transitions Resources
Belonging
4 Ever: Creating Permanency for Youth in and from Care (2010)
This report from the Federation of BC Youth in Care Networks
and First Call examines what permanency means for children and youth, what
is being done to support family or family-like connections for children
and youth in care, and how we can do better at protecting their right to
permanency.
Report
from Taking Stock of Youth Wellbeing in BC Today: A Forum
This June 2009 event brought together First Call partners,
youth and youth-serving agencies to examine current research and policy
issues impacting young people in BC.
2008
Adolescent Health Survey
A population-based survey of the health status and risk
behaviours of BC adolescents by the McCreary Centre Society.
When
Youth Age Out of Care: Where to From There? (2007)
Final report from the University of Victoria School of
Social Work's Promoting Positive Outcomes for Youth from Care Project.
Against
the Odds: A Profile of Marginalized Youth in BC (2007)
This report from First Call coalition partner the McCreary Centre Society
summarizes the results of surveys with marginalized youth around the province
and is a follow-up to their 2000 health survey of marginalized and street-involved
youth.
Middle
Childhood Inside and Out: The Psychological and Social World of Children
9-12
Report from the United Way of the Lower Mainland by Kimberly Schonert-Reichl,
PhD.
Economic
Security Project Research on Youth Transitions (2006)
First Call is a partner in the Economic Security Project, a join initiative
of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and Simon Fraser University.
The document provides an overview of the findings from the Economic Security
Project that focus on public policy affecting youth transitions in BC.
Not
Yet Equal: The Health of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Youth in BC (2007)
This McCreary Centre Society report takes a closer look at the health of
LGB youth, their life experiences, and risk behaviours, using data from
the Adolescent Health Survey.
