Proposal

INTRODUCTION

In this group proposal, we are going to focus on youth at risk, in particular, we are going to
see youth at risk in Mississauga Canada.
Teenagers between the ages of 13 and 19 face real concerns daily, as this is the most
awkward stage of their lives. Teens are exposed to a variety of internal and external
hardships throughout this time. Hormonal changes, adolescence, socioeconomic and familial
forces, work/school increased pressure, etc are all things they must deal with. Many
teenagers believe they are misinterpreted. One‘s thoughts and feelings must be validated,
especially if the affirmation did come from one‘s mom and dad. Parents should teach their
kids who are trying to deal with adolescent growth issues with caution and a friendly
demeanor to debate the matter. But in most cases, the parents are not much involved in the
child’s life and that could severely affect his /her life (Addington, 2018).

The youth in Mississauga has a very diverse background and ethical background like most
of them are afro-Canadian and this also tend to increase the possibilities if youth going in the
wrong direction because their economical not stable and they are not much educated so in
this report we are going dive deep in their problems and what the community could do.

Rationale

Their many reasons why youths in today’s community are going in the wrong
direction some of those reasons are giving below.

Income
According to public safety Canada According to census data from 2006, 11.4 percent
of the Country's population (3,484,625 people) experienced poverty after taxes.
There were 865,795 (13%) of these were under the maturity level of 17. Children and
adolescents have the greatest rates of poverty. A limited income family accounted
for 15% of all kids ages or under. For 6 to 14, this same rate fell to 13%, and for
teenagers aged 15 to 17, it fell to 11%. In 2009, 9.5 percent of the youth aged 18 or
under and Canada (634,000) lived in reduced income families. Since 1996, when it
peaked at 18 percent, this percentage has reduced by roughly half. The region with
the smallest child poverty rate (6.4 percent) was Prince Edward Island, and the
region with the tallest was the City of Mississauga, (12.0 percent ) (Addington, 2019).

A solitary family led by a woman accounted for 196,000 (31%) of children living in
poverty. In 2009, roughly 22% of kids living in single-mother had limited pay,
especially in comparison to 56% in 1996. In comparison to non-Aboriginal children
(18%), a higher proportion of Aboriginal kids under the age of six lived in low-income
families:

Kids from off First Countries make up 49% of the population, while Métis children
make up 32%5.
In city environments, the distinctions are especially noticeable (Cox, 2019).

Mental Health

According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, the psychological state

includes:

A mental illness or disorder affects approximately 10–20 percent of Canadian youth.

In Canada, 3.2 million 12- to 19-year-olds are at higher risk for depression.
Mental illnesses among many youngsters are indeed the second most valuable
cause of hospitalization in Canada, trailing only injuries.
Just one out of every five children in Canada receives mental health treatment.
In 2007, this same suicidal behavior rate among children aged 10 to 14 was 1.6 per
100,000, and then for children ages 15 to 19 it was 8.3 per 100,000 (Craig, 2017).

Victimization

In 2008, there have been 1,111 aggressive victims of violent crimes per 100,000
children and young people in Canada, according to police reports. Youth aged 15 to
17 had the greatest risk of violent victimization.

The vast bulk of officers violent attacks on kids under the age of six have been
fomented by anyone victim knows, with 6 out of 10 acts of violence becoming
decided to commit by such a close relative. A companion or a random person was
most probable to attack older kids (9 to 17 years old) (Devoe, 2019).

In the 2009 General Social Survey, the percentage of interpersonal violence noted
by 15- to 24-year-olds (284 per 1,000 population 15 years or older) was nearly 15
times higher than the national reported by users 65 years or older.
Recommendations

There are many recommendations that the community should take so that youth
could go in the right direction

● The community should provide a diverse range of constructive roles and

opportunities for youth to participate in a wide range of activities. To respond
to different/changing best interests and diversified youth, programs and
opportunities ought to be flexible as well as change over the years.
● Place a strong emphasis on diversity and equality, as well as proactive
outreach to disconnected youth and families courteously and reasonably.
● Emphasis on sexual identity and variety, as well as the needs and
experiences of young girls and boys, as well as ethnic minorities.
● Hire a diversified as well as an indicative support team that really can connect
to the youth (Pruessner, 2017).
● Focus on providing obtainable possibilities for kids, youngsters, as well as
their family members to participate (e.g., accessible locations, affordable
costs, and community-specific programs).
● Ensure that transportation is accessible at a reasonable cost.
● Emphasize the rights of youth to public areas as well as provide unofficially
organized community spaces where they can safely congregate.
● Focus on a child's positive qualities even while meeting the needs of "at-risk"
youngsters (positive youth development and asset-based approach).
● Consider hiring and encourage youngsters in judgment, making plans for
counseling roles, and assisting them in developing and maintaining a peer
electoral base.

● Allow youth to develop skills (through training and support) and progress into
different (appropriate) positions as they mature.
● Involve youngsters in the preparation of youth-oriented programs (e.g.
recreation), assistance (e.g. transportation, parks), and program delivery to
foster youth "owning" of programs.
● Support youth-led and/or society grassroots initiatives.
● Increase supportive individual ability to initiatives to strengthen in assistance
(e.g., transportation, parks) and performance objectives to promote youth
"ownership" of programs (Pruessner, 2017).
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