• Children & Youth
• Employment
• Immigrant Settlement
• Health & Wellness
• Housing

Children & Youth

“One in five children in the Toronto Central LHIN experience mental health or behavioural disorders, but 80% do not receive the support they require.”

Sources: TCLHIN, McMurtry , R., & Curling, A. (2008).  Review of the Roots of Youth Violence.

694 youth received counseling services from WoodGreen in the past year. 154 took part in youth initiatives. 56 participated in violence prevention programs. 108 children (aged 7-12) took part in homework groups in 2009. 1,136 families received services through our childcare, housing, housing help, and Homeward Bound/ Neighbourhood programs.

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Employment 

Similar: Both immigrants and the Canadian born are similar with regard to multiple job holding, part-time rate, access to certain flexible work arrangements, and hours worked per week

Different: For immigrants vs. Canadian born, immigrants had lower wages, lower shares of union coverage, pension plans; higher shares of over-qualification, involuntary part-time work, temporary jobs.

1,290  youth accessed our job training and skills building employment programs.

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Immigrant Settelment

“Recent immigrants are at a particularly high risk for mental health and substance use problems if their migration and resettlement experience is stressful prior to coming to Canada, if they are unable to speak English or French, are separated from their family or if they have a low socio-economic status.”

Source: Canadian Task Force. After the Door Has Been Opened. (1988) Health Canada. Taken from Agic, B. (2003). Mental Health Promotion Programs on Mental Health/ Illness and Addiction Issues in Ethno-Racial/Cultural Communities. A Literature Review. CAMH.
 

6,686 Immigrants accessed our Settlement Services. 1,282 participated in our language programs. 1,081 accessed our job training and skills development programs.

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Health & Wellness

There are between 5,000 and 6,500 homeless people in Toronto. Of these, 35% are living with a mental illness,  66% have a lifetime diagnosis of substance abuse   and 31% of homeless who present to a Toronto Central  LHIN emergency department (ED) have a concurrent disorder.    In addition to high prevalence of mental health and substance use, the homeless are also more likely than the general population to live with a physical health condition (e.g. five times more likely to have heart disease  resulting in complex health care needs).

Sources: TCLHIN, 2009; Street Health. (2007). Street Health Report. From: www.streethealth.ca; Stergiopoulos, V. (2008). Strategies for community-based mental health care for homeless people (PowerPoint). Inner City Health Associates, St. Michael’s Hospital.

23% of Ontario caregivers for senior citizens live more than an hour away from the person for whom they are caring.  Stats Can, 2010.

WoodGreen served 5,789 seniors in 2009. 4,066 seniors used our supportive counseling. 99 seniors participated in our day programs. 385 used our Housing Help services. WoodGreen and its volunteers delivered 43,336 meals through the Meals on Wheel program last year. 

1. Street Health. (2007). Street Health Report. From: www.streethealth.ca
2. Stergiopoulos, V. (2008). Strategies for community-based mental health care for homeless people (PowerPoint). Inner City Health Associates, St. Michael’s Hospital.
3. Mental Health and Addictions Emergency Department Alliance. (2008). Mental Health and Addictions Emergency Department Flow Mapping Project- selected findings.
4. Street Health. (2007). Street Health Report. From: www.streethealth.ca

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Housing

Housing Connections, 2010, drawn mainly from Toronto Community Foundation:

• 7-10 years is the average wait for a one-bedroom subsidized apartment in Toronto.
• There are seven low-income families for-every-one moderate-rent unit available in Toronto
• The number of low-income seniors in Toronto is almost double the Ontario average

1,592 women used our Housing Help services in 2009. As well, 2,000 men turned to WoodGreen for the same help. 757 adults and 405 seniors were housed in WoodGreen housing in 2009. 

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