What's New FactsResourcesWhat you can doFirst 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.
New Support in Transitions Resources
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 transition 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.
