E-SYS Quick Facts: Who are Canada's street youth? A Socio-Demographic Snapshot from E-SYS [fact sheet] | SAJR faits rapides : Qui sont les jeunes de la rue? Portrait sociodémographique tiré de la SAJR [feuillet d'information]

This fact sheet provides statistics on street youth in Canada, and emphasizes that street youth require both basic care and ongoing support to remove themselves from their current situation and to have a chance of fulfilling life goals. It argues that a comprehensive approach involving foster care agencies, social workers, homeless youth services, the juvenile justice system, integrating health programs and interventions, is needed to improve the quality of life of street youth in Canada.