COH-AWH-What_Would_it_Take

5. Align ministerial, departmental, and program mandates and funding in order to more
collaboratively prevent youth homelessness across Canada.
This should include:
a) Identifying provincial/territorial and federal inter-ministerial opportunities for
collaboration and improved service and system coordination in order to more effectively
prevent homelessness for youth.
b) Identifying evidence-based indicators of systems integration and diversion of youth from
experiences of homelessness.
c) Developing tools and metrics that provinces/territories and communities can use to
assess system integration and improved youth homelessness prevention locally.
d) Creating a federal/provincial/territorial/Indigenous planning table to address the needs of
youth who are at risk of homelessness and experiencing homelessness.
6. Foster meaningful youth engagement in all federal policy development, planning, and
implementation processes related to preventing youth homelessness. Ensure the provision of
necessary supports (reimbursement, compensation, accessibility, etc.) at all events, forums,
and discussion groups.
This should include the creation of:
a) A Youth Advisory Table to guide the development of the Youth Homelessness Prevention
Strategy, as well as advise federal leadership on other policies that have implications for
youth experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. Youth with lived experience
of homelessness must be properly supported to effectively participate in this work.
b) Mechanisms through which children and youth can dialogue with federal leaders on all
policy and programming that affects their lives, as well as mechanisms for redress.
7. Eliminate all policies, laws, and protocols that directly or indirectly discriminate against youth
or their families on the basis of their housing status.
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