Ontario’s new policy on youth leaving care comes into effect April 1. While the policy provides welcomed support for youth, there are still gaps that need to be addressed.
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People with disabilities have a right to choose where and who they live with. Too many are currently in vulnerable arrangements.
Residents of group homes and long-term care are at high risk for COVID-19. But an important aspect has been left out of Public Health Ontario’s guidance for these facilities: indoor air quality.
Because COVID-19 is airborne, we can’t know if the shelter system is as safe as it should be without seeing metrics related to ventilation, filtration and occupancy.
In the absence of serious efforts by mental health centres, shelters and youth group homes to prevent people from running away from their facilities in the first place, police involvement is necessary.
Residential disability care faces many of the same challenges as aged care. Paying close attention to these could help us avert a COVID-19 crisis in Victoria’s disability accommodation.
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Professor of Public Health, University of Toronto
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Professor, Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto
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AI, Medicine and Data Justice Post-Doctoral Fellow, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of Sociology, Western University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Social Science, York University, Canada
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Living with Disability Research Centre, La Trobe University
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Professor of Disability and Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW Sydney
