An annual report that looks at harms facing Canadian children finds that unintentional injuries pose the biggest risk to kids, followed by poor mental health and systemic discrimination.
says preventable and accidental injuries are the leading cause of death among kids 14 and under.
The report, published Wednesday, also highlights the harms to childhood caused by racism and other forms of discrimination. For the first time, climate change has made the list as its own category, rather than being consider a "crosscutting theme" of the report. Children First Canada says child acute bronchitis linked to wildfires is on the rise.
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