Social Issues: Youth

2018 Provincial Budget fACT Sheet

by | March 28, 2018 | ESPC Publications: Fact Sheets, Levels of Government: Alberta, Resources: Housing, Social Issues: Child Care, Social Issues: Family, Social Issues: Income, Social Issues: Poverty, Social Issues: Youth

The 2018 budget is titled A Recovery Built to Last and prioritizes economic and job diversification, protection of vital public services, and returning government spending to balance by the 2023-24 fiscal year. Real GDP for the province has grown 4.5% since 2017 and...

Tracking the Trends 2018

by | March 12, 2018 | ESPC Announcements, ESPC Publications: Tracking the Trends, Labour: Policy, Labour: Programs/Services, Labour: Training, Labour: Wage Issues, Resources: Food Security, Resources: Housing, Social Issues: Child Care, Social Issues: Children, Social Issues: Family, Social Issues: General, Social Issues: Health, Social Issues: Income, Social Issues: Indigenous People, Social Issues: Poverty, Social Issues: Women, Social Issues: Youth, Statistical Information: Alberta, Statistical Information: Canada, Statistical Information: Edmonton, Urban Issues: Planning, Urban Issues: Trends

The Edmonton Social Planning Council (ESPC) today released the 2018 edition of its flagship publication Tracking the Trends.  The 131-page publication provides a detailed analysis of social and economic trends in Edmonton. Information is provided about population...

Community Agency Roundtable Report: Meeting the Needs of LGBTQ Youth in Edmonton and Area

by | March 9, 2017 | ESPC Publications: Reports, Social Issues: Disabilities, Social Issues: Health, Social Issues: Income, Social Issues: Indigenous People, Social Issues: Poverty, Social Issues: Youth

The purpose of these consultations were to: (1) Examine the issues facing LGBTQ youth in Edmonton and area. (2) Share work currently being done by agencies to support LGBTQ youth. (3) Identify gaps, absences, and needs to better support LGBTQ youth. (4) Develop and...

A Profile of Poverty in Edmonton: Update 2017

by | February 9, 2017 | ESPC Publications: Reports, Labour: Wage Issues, Law and Crime: Edmonton, Levels of Government: Alberta Social Policy Framework, Resources: Housing, Social Issues: Children, Social Issues: Family, Social Issues: Hunger, Social Issues: Income, Social Issues: Indigenous People, Social Issues: Poverty, Social Issues: Women, Social Issues: Youth, Statistical Information: Edmonton, Urban Issues: Planning, Urban Issues: Trends

The two years since ESPC published A Profile of Poverty in Edmonton have been challenging ones for the city of Edmonton and its residents. This report updates many of the poverty trends and challenges identified two years within the context of broader social and...

Community Mental Health Action Plan 2016

by | November 17, 2016 | ESPC Publications: Research Updates, Social Issues: Children, Social Issues: Disabilities, Social Issues: Family, Social Issues: Health, Social Issues: Indigenous People, Social Issues: Seniors, Social Issues: Women, Social Issues: Youth

Positive mental health is the capacity of each and all of us to feel, think, and act in ways that enhance our ability to enjoy life and deal with the challenges we face. It is a positive sense of emotional and spiritual well-being that respects the importance of...

Community Mental Health Action Plan 2016

by | November 17, 2016 | Social Issues: Children, Social Issues: Disabilities, Social Issues: Family, Social Issues: Health, Social Issues: Indigenous People, Social Issues: Seniors, Social Issues: Women, Social Issues: Youth

Positive mental health is the capacity of each and all of us to feel, think, and act in ways that enhance our ability to enjoy life and deal with the challenges we face. It is a positive sense of emotional and spiritual well-being that respects the importance of...