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Partnerships will Help to Combat Sex-trafficking, Violence and Bullying of Students

The Ontario government is investing more than $550,000 in initiatives that will help keep kids safe in class and online. The funding will support programs that combat sex-trafficking, violence against women, bullying and cyberbullying.

According to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 23 per cent of Ontario students reported being bullied at school and 22 per cent of Ontario students reported being bullied over the internet. And Statistics Canada found the following:

  • 95 per cent of victims of police-reported human trafficking were women and girls.
  • 22 per cent of police-reported victims of human trafficking are children under the age of 18.
  • Most of all police-reported incidents of human trafficking in Canada occur in Ontario.

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