Table 8
Top challenges facing residents of shelters for victims of abuse, by type of shelter, Canada, 2017/2018

Table 8
Top challenges facing residents of shelters for victims of abuse, by type of shelter, Canada, 2017/2018
Table summary
This table displays the results of Top challenges facing residents of shelters for victims of abuse. The information is grouped by Challenges (appearing as row headers), Indigenous shelters and Non-Indigenous shelters, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Challenges	Indigenous shelters^{Table 8 Note 1}	Non-Indigenous shelters
Challenges	percent
Underemployment and low incomes	45	51
Lack of assistance and regulations related to income	19	8
Affordable transportation	11	9
Affordable childcare	9	8
Food costs	11	7
Lack of Legal Aid funding	6	10
Lack of affordable long-term housing	70	79
Lack of shelters	10	8
Lack of other services	10	12
Lack of follow-up support	9	6
Mental health issues	25	39
Substance use issues	44	27
Parenting issues	11	6
Racism	3	1
Immigration regulations	0	3
Safety	8	14
Criminal justice system	1	8
Other^{Table 8 Note 2}	1	2
0 true zero or a value rounded to zero Note 1 Indigenous shelters for victims of abuse include shelters that are part of an Indigenous organization, located in an Indigenous community, located on reserve, or owned or operated by a First Nations government (band council). Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 Includes difficult family court process, lack of reliable Internet, lack of health services for residents, among others. Return to note 2 referrer Note: Excludes 5 Indigenous shelters and 12 non-Indigenous shelters that did not report the top three challenges or issues currently facing residents using their shelter. Percentages do not equal 100% as each shelter could provide up to three challenges. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Survey of Residential Facilities for Victims of Abuse.

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