Table 10
Top challenges facing clients of residential facilities for victims of abuse, by type of facility and region, 2020/2021


Table 10
Top challenges facing clients of residential facilities for victims of abuse, by type of facility and region, 2020/2021
Table summary
This table displays the results of Top challenges facing clients of residential facilities for victims of abuse. The information is grouped by Challenges (appearing as row headers), Short-term, Long-term, All facilities, Atlantic region, Quebec , Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and Territories, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Challenges Short-termTable 10 Note 1 Long-termTable 10 Note 1 All facilities Atlantic regionTable 10 Note 2 Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia TerritoriesTable 10 Note 3
percent
Lack of affordable long-term housing 82 77 81 73 80 93 77 50 73 83 62
Underemployment and low incomes 42 54 45 38 42 48 41 33 38 57 38
Mental health issues 36 34 36 51 20 42 32 X 55 25 54
Substance use issues 33 18 30 29 11 34 50 50 33 29 54
Affordable childcare 12 19 14 X 7 13 X X 25 23 X
Safety 15 8 13 13 21 7 X X 20 11 X
Lack of Legal Aid funding 12 11 12 9 22 14 X 0 13 7 0
Lack of other services 12 10 11 18 15 6 23 X 10 8 0
Lack of assistance and regulations related to income 9 9 9 9 14 5 X 50 10 X 0
Criminal justice system 8 8 8 29 8 5 X 0 0 7 0
Lack of shelters X X 7 X 16 X 0 X X 9 X
Food costs 5 12 6 9 7 5 X X X X X
Affordable transportation 4 13 6 X 8 5 X 0 0 9 0
Parenting issues 3 7 4 0 5 X 0 0 X X X
Immigration regulations 3 6 4 0 6 5 0 0 X 5 0
Lack of follow-up support X X 3 X X 6 X X 0 X 0
Racism X X 3 0 X 7 X 0 0 X 0
OtherTable 10 Note 4 X X 6 X 7 X X X X 9 X
0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
X suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Note 1

Facilities are defined by their mandated expected length of stay, regardless of practice. Short-term facilities include facilities whose expected length of stay is less than 3 months, and typically provide individual beds to residents, as opposed to separate apartments or units. Long-term facilities include facilities whose expected length of stay is three months or longer, and typically provide residential units (e.g. apartments) to residents.

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Note 2

Includes Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

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Note 3

Includes Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

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Note 4

Includes difficult family court process, lack of reliable Internet, lack of health services for residents, among others.

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Note: Information in this table excludes 28% of facilities that did not provide a response to the questions. 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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