STATISTICS AVAILABLE:

Adolescents

• Food Practices and Concerns of Teenage Girls
• Suicide among teens (1995)
  Fact sheet with older statistics on the increase in adolescent suicide
• Television Violence: A Review of the Effects on Children of Different Ages
• The Young Offenders Act, Its Implementation and Related Services: A Child Welfare Perspective
  Includes overview data on crimes committed by teens (Older report (1995))

Child Care

• Our Childcare Workforce From Recognition to Remuneration More Than a Labour of Love
  Executive Summary - profile of child care sector in Canada
• You Bet I Care
  Canada- wide survey on child care center wages, working conditions and practices. Excellent report.

Family Life

• Canada's Kids: Thriving? Or Just Surviving?
  Fact sheet examines Canada's children and youth on a number of topics including education, health, family structure etc.
• How families are doing in the '90s
  Fact sheet on issues facing Canadian families.
• Nutritional Issues for Low-Income Children
  Includes data on obese and overweight children.

Special Needs

• Statistical Fact Sheet on Learning Disabilities
  Highlight data

FEATURES:

The site also includes many articles and resources on the following topics.

• Adolescents
• Child Care
• Child Development
• Family Life
• Health
• Learning Activities
• Literacy
• Media Influences
• Nutrition
• Parenting
• Physical Activities
• Play
• Safety
• Social Issues
• Special Needs