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Housing Crisis Is a Driver of Domestic Violence and School Dropouts: Think Tank
The report links overcrowded housing to a 7.8% higher risk of domestic violence and about 80% higher odds of no diploma by age 21.
- A Quebec think tank reports that the province's housing crisis contributes to domestic violence and school dropout rates.
- Overcrowded living spaces increase tensions and conflicts, which may lead to various forms of aggressive acts including psychological and physical violence.
- The think tank found a 7.8% higher risk of domestic violence for people living in overcrowded homes, though they do not claim a direct cause-and-effect relationship.
- Children from homes needing major repairs are approximately 80% more likely to lack a diploma or qualification by age 21.
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Housing crisis is a driver of domestic violence and school dropouts: think tank
MONTRÉAL - A Quebec think tank says the province's housing crisis is a driver of domestic violence and negatively affects school dropout rates.
·Toronto, Canada
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The Observatoire québécois des inequities had already estimated its cost to the Quebec economy and the health care system.
·Montreal, Canada
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The housing crisis is a vector of domestic violence and dropping out of school, according to the third part of the vast study by the Observatoire québécois des inequities (OQI) entitled "The collective bill for the housing crisis in Quebec".
·Montreal, Canada
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Total News Sources17
Leaning Left12Leaning Right0Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution80% Left
Bias Distribution
- 80% of the sources lean Left
80% Left
L 80%
C 20%
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