Top 10 Threats to Childhood in Canada (cont’d) Threat 3: Violence Against Children/Child Abuse • Approximately two out of three Canadians (60%) reported experiencing • maltreatment (physical and/or emotional abuse) before the age of 15. • Over 45% of teens aged 15-17 report dating violence, most commonly • emotional abuse. • Child homicide and filicide are a significant threat, with 40 child • homicides reported in 2022. Newer data is not available but there have • been several publicly reported recent deaths of children due to intimate • partner violence or while involved with the child welfare system. • Indigenous children face disproportionately higher rates of abuse due to • ongoing impacts of colonialism and intergenerational trauma. Threat 4: Vaccine-preventable Illnesses • Vaccination rates remain below optimal levels, leading to a resurgence of • illnesses including measles, COVID-19, and influenza. • Canada has seen a sharp increase in measles, with 75 cases reported by • May 2024, the highest since 2019. Ontario recorded its first measles • death in over a decade, involving an unvaccinated child under five. • Quebec saw a 3,300% increase of pertussis (whooping cough) in the past • year. By June 2024, the province had reported over 3,471 cases. • Only 8.4% of children 0-4 received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose. • Only 1.1% are fully vaccinated and only 4.5% have received the XBB.1.5 • vaccine. • Hospital stays for children under four have increased 32% due to • respiratory illnesses like RSV and influenza in 2023-2024. Threat 5: Systemic Racism and Discrimination • The rise in global conflicts such as the ongoing Israel and Hamas war, • has resulted in Muslim and Jewish youth in Canada experiencing • increased rates of hate crimes, and hate-motivated incidents in person • and online. • Canada leads the G7 in terms of targeted killings of Muslims motivated • by Islamophobia. • 20.8% of Canadian youth aged 24 and under report seeing an increase in • “hateful comments” against Jews. 85 Child Abuse Awareness - Sensibilisation à l’abus des enfants
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