What Next? Data To Action
Halton Youth Impact Survey Results

Turn the Data into Action
How can we support families in Halton to create conditions that promote positive development for all children and youth?
Step 1
The findings from the HYIS suggest three key conditions we should strive for:
- Reliable and consistent access to nutritious and healthy foods and stable, affordable housing for all families
- Inclusive and welcoming spaces
- Safe and supportive communities
Step 2
Explore and share the findings. More data can be found on the OKN Data Portal.
Have conversations about what the results mean, and how we can work together in Halton to respond to these findings.
Step 3
How we achieve these outcomes will be determined by the actions we take, individually in our respective work, and collaboratively as a community. The Data Actions below are designed to guide discussion at your organization.
Reliable and consistent access to nutritious and healthy foods and stable, affordable housing for all families
- Are you aware of the existing resources and supports available in your community, and in what ways can you make this information easy to access and share with your clients and staff?
- In what ways can you or your organization help advocate for families that are facing challenges meeting their basic needs?
- Who are the potential partners (people and agencies, public and private) who have a role to play in doing better?
Inclusive and welcoming spaces
- What would it take to do better? Are there promising practices and initiatives that have worked in other places outside your community?
- In the work you do, are there any barriers that may prevent children, youth and families from accessing services and resources? How can you or your organization help minimize these barriers?
- What processes can you implement in your work to avoid any unconscious or unchecked biases?
Safe and supportive communities
- What activities, actions and policies can you or your organization implement to ensure that all children, youth and families feel welcomed and safe in the work you do?
- Are there opportunities to promote and support existing initiatives that foster networks of belonging and solidarity for families, children and youth who may need them?
- What processes can you implement in your work to ensure that all children, youth and their families can have their voices heard?
Limitations
- Open invitation sampling strategy (non-probabilistic)
- Sample is not necessarily representative of all children and youth living in Halton.
- It is not possible to determine a response rate.
- However, considering the geographic coverage and the size of the final sample, it’s fair to assume that we have a reasonably good cross-section of children and youth living in Halton.
- A higher degree of diversity within this sample calls for caution when interpreting overall ratios. For more details on the composition of the sample see the sociodemographic table
- The data are meant to provide a snapshot of youth wellbeing during COVID, and caution should be used when comparing across time.
- While each indicator is important, using multiple indicators as evidence of strengths and needs provides a more comprehensive representation
- This is a self-report survey and several types of response bias have been identified related to self-report surveys. Use caution when interpreting the findings