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Referrals, Investigations and Founded Cases - Licensing Services & Protection for Persons in Care
data.novascotia.ca | Last Updated 2024-05-06T11:47:10.000ZReferrals are the number of reported allegations of abuse against a resident in a licensed DCS facility that are inquired into, but do not necessarily result in an investigation. Investigations occur after a thorough inquiry into a referral determines there are reasonable grounds to believe a resident has been abused, or is likely to be abused. Founded Cases is the number of cases where the investigation determined there were probable grounds abuse occurred. The Protection for Persons in Care Act is an extra safeguard for patients or residents 16 years of age or older receiving care from Nova Scotia’s hospitals, residential care facilities, nursing homes, homes for the aged or disabled persons under the Homes for Special Care Act."
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Youth Programs and Services
data.novascotia.ca | Last Updated 2023-05-08T12:20:10.000ZIncludes Youth Outreach Programs, A Place to Belong Programs, Big Brothers Big Sisters and Boys and Girls Clubs. Youth Outreach is a community-based program designed to improve the immediate and long-term social, educational/vocational, economic, and health outcomes for vulnerable youth. Priority is given to youth 16 to 24 years of age who are facing environmental, social, and family conditions that may impact their safety, hinder their personal development, and prevent their transition into adulthood as healthy and productive citizens. A Place to Belong programming is to support community based youth serving organizations, to provides children and youth age 5 to 16 years with a positive after school and/or evening and weekend experiences that promotes their personal, social and emotional development. Big Brothers Big Sisters programming offers a wide range of mentoring opportunities to meet the varied needs of volunteers, children and families. All programs share the same goal: to provide youth with the encouragement and support they need to make positive life choices, achieve more and ultimately, fulfill their potential. BBBS programs partner and collaborate with a broad range of service providers so that children, youth and families have access to a comprehensive continuum of preventative supports and services to meet their holistic needs. Boys and Girls Clubs programming provides children and young adults age 0-16 with a safe, supportive place where children and youth can experience new opportunities, overcome barriers, build positive relationships and develop confidence and skills for life. Programming is typically focused on children and youth who are vulnerable and at risk and need safe places to go after school.
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Sexual Violence Prevention Youth Outreach Program
data.novascotia.ca | Last Updated 2023-11-20T19:32:23.000ZThe Sexual Violence Prevention Youth Outreach Program is a community-based program that works to improve the immediate and long-term social, economic, educational and health outcomes for youth between the ages of 12 and 19 who are at risk of being subjected to or perpetrating sexual violence by assisting them to access services and supports and by providing mentorship.
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NS Correctional Services Expenditures
data.novascotia.ca | Last Updated 2023-09-08T15:15:59.000ZThe financial expenditures of Correctional Services is an indicator of the resources required to administer custodial and community-based sentences in the province. This dataset provides financial information such as the gross expenditures on Nova Scotia Corrections; the per capita expenditures on Nova Scotia Corrections, which is calculated using the total population in Nova Scotia; and the average daily cost in adult custody in Nova Scotia, which is calculated using the adult offender population in adult facilities. Fluctuations in the cost of Corrections may be driven by a number of factors, including but not limited to: the level of crime, legislative and policy responses to crime, sentencing practices, and administrative changes relating to organizational structure and the delivery of services, as well as changes in salaries and benefits for staff. The source for the financial information is the Nova Scotia Department of Justice, Financial Services Corporate Service Unit (CSU). Population data is sourced from Statistics Canada CANSIM Table 051-0005 - Estimates of population, Canada, provinces and territories.
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Nova Scotia Animal and Plant Laboratory Sample Data
data.novascotia.ca | Last Updated 2023-07-05T12:15:01.000ZAnnual number of sample tests processed through the Animal and Plant Laboratory.
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Crime Statistics - Crime Severity Index
data.novascotia.ca | Last Updated 2023-09-06T12:38:05.000ZThe dataset includes crime statistics at the provincial and police service levels. It is based on police reported incidents of crime reported through the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (UCR). Statistics include the crime severity index, violent crime severity index, and non-violent crime severity index overall for provincial and police service levels. The Youth Crime Severity Index is based on the same principles as the overall Crime Severity Index, which reflects the seriousness of offences, but uses the number of youths accused instead of an incident count. Statistics included are: youth crime severity index, youth violent crime severity index and youth non-violent crime severity index for provincial level data only. This data is sourced from Statistics Canada through CANSIM.
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Average Daily Counts at Adult and Youth Correctional Facilities
data.novascotia.ca | Last Updated 2021-06-22T14:12:12.000ZAverage daily count statistics of adults and youth in custody are derived from daily count statistics of adults and youth incarcerated in adult or youth correctional facilities in Nova Scotia. The average daily count is submitted to Statistics Canada and data is published for the provinces and territories on an annual basis through their Key Indicators Report (KIR) survey and CANSIM. Due to the time lag in publishing the data by Statistics Canada, however, data for the most recent year is provided by the Nova Scotia Department of Justice.
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Atlantic Quarterly Autumn 2017 Perceptions of Older Adults and Awareness of SHIFT
data.novascotia.ca | Last Updated 2022-08-24T11:34:48.000ZThe data set represents the results of commissioned questions in the public opinion survey conducted in November 2017 via Atlantic Quarterly, Corporate Research Associate’s omnibus survey. These commissioned questions relate to public opinion, attitude and behaviour regarding the Nova Scotia's aging population, role seniors play in economy, support for older Nova Scotians, awareness of programs. Overall results are provided for each question and results are also broken down by various demographic markers (age, gender, geographic region, education level and household income).
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Nova Scotia Public Library Branch Hours
data.novascotia.ca | Last Updated 2022-10-11T14:35:17.000ZHours of operation for Nova Scotia public libraries located outside the Halifax Regional Municipality. Includes both regular hours of operation, and seasonal ('summer') hours, as appropriate.
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Invest Nova Scotia Export Development and Investment Attraction Activity
data.novascotia.ca | Last Updated 2023-07-07T15:07:26.000ZInvest Nova Scotia is Nova Scotia’s business development agency that works to promote economic growth and community economic development in the province by enabling business, innovation, and entrepreneurship. From starting up and raising capital, to incubation and acceleration, export development and investment attraction, Invest Nova Scotia helps businesses seize opportunities.