This rapid data scan represents an incomplete collection of local data available on topics specific to youth, so far consisting of links to various sources of information specific to Kelowna, the Okanagan region, the province of British Columbia, and / or federally (depending on the availability of relevant data).
- Local Data Scan: Youth Homelessness, Resilience, and School Engagement in the Okanagan (March 22 2022)
Topics areas covered to date include:
1. Size of Local Youth Cohort
2. Youth Resilience
3. Student Health and Mental Health
4. Low Income Rates Among Youth
5. Youth Core Housing Need
6. Youth Homelessness
7. Crime Rates Related to Youth and Families
8. Youth & Government Care
9. School Completion Rates
10. Upstream Kelowna
We aim to supplement this scan as additional sources of local data are identified moving forward. Furthermore, we welcome community requests for summaries of data and analysis on topics in and around those experiencing or at-risk of homelessness.
We can be reached at ask.khrc@ubc.ca if you would like to:
- Identify additional youth data for inclusion in this scan, and / or
- Identify potential topics for future research and data scans
Our other scans of available data and analysis – many of which were completed at the request of community stakeholders or following the identification of knowledge gaps – are available on our Community Reports page. Our reports have spanned a range of topics, including:
- Allyship in Research
- Homelessness & Migration
- Complex Care Housing & Supporting Key Populations
- Homelessness Vulnerabilities and Potential Mitigating Supports
- Supporting Sector Wages
- Addressing Homelessness in Smaller Cities
- Rates of Homelessness in BC and Canada
- COVID-19: Interventions and Potential Impacts
- Poverty in the Okanagan (and across Canada)