Social Indicators and Data Sources -

Bridging the Gap: Understanding Mental Health Needs of Afgan Youth was published in Toronto in 2005. The report can be accessed here.

The Canadian Council on Social Development has a data-rich new section of the CCSD website, “Stats and Facts” contains a series of practical, easy-to-use fact sheets profiling demographics, education, and families in Canada. More fact sheets will be released later this year on the subjects of economic security, health and the labour market. Visit: http://www.ccsd.ca/factsheets/index.htm

Federation of Canadian Municipalities Quality of Life Monitoring System
Check out a new recently released sub-report that provides selected QOL indicators across Canadian communities. The report applies a variety of indicators to measure the quality of life envountered in Canadian cities. If you want to find out about changing demographics, the labour force, community health and safety, citizenship engagement, etc. in our country, click here. [February 9, 2005]

Cost of Child Abuse in Canada
A new study conducted at the University of Western Ontario illustrates what child-abuse-prevention advocates have been saying for years: at more than $15 billion annually, the cost of child abuse in Canada is so high that budget cuts that eliminate services to at-risk children and families cost more money than they save. Done for the Law Commission of Canada and entitled "The Economic Costs and Consequences of Child Abuse in Canada", the UWO study is available on-line, click here. [October 20, 2004]

New 2001 Census Home Page from Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada has launched a new 2001 Census home page that provides a simple, comprehensive access to data from the 2001 Census as well as several other features, including analytical articles, maps and search engines.
Census of Canada 2001 Home Page.

Personal Security Index
The Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD) has completed its latest "personal security index" with useful information on incomes, employment, social safety nets, health and physical safety. See www.ccsd.ca

Social Inclusion Indicators
The Ontario Provincial Clearinghouse is developing (with support from Health Canada and Laidlaw Foundation) a set of community health indicators from a social inclusion perspective. For information on the OPC indicator work click here.