Characteristics | Focus group participants n (%) |
---|---|
Profession | Â |
Social worker | 11 (92%) |
Child and youth worker | 1 (8%) |
Experience working in health, mental health and/or addictions | Â |
5 years or less | 4 (33%) |
6–10 years | 3 (25%) |
11–20 years | 3 (25%) |
21 + years | 2 (17%) |
Gender | Â |
Woman | 9 (75%) |
Man | 1 (8%) |
Gender diverse (queer, gender fluid/queer, male queer, female queer, non-binary, gender independent, gender diverse, trans man/trans masculine/man of trans experience) | 2 (17%) |
Age | Â |
20–29 years old | 1 (8%) |
30–39 years old | 7 (58%) |
40–49 years old | 2 (17%) |
50–59 years old | 2 (17%) |
Racial Identity | Â |
Black (African, Afro-Caribbean, African Canadian) | 1 (8) |
White | 10 (83%) |
Mixed race | 1 (8%) |
Religion | Â |
No religion | 5 (42%) |
Christian | 4 (33%) |
Catholic | 1 (8%) |
Atheist | 1 (8%) |
Wiccan | 1 (8%) |
Region | Â |
Central Ontario | 7 (58%) |
Eastern Ontario | 1 (8%) |
Northwestern Ontario | 1 (8%) |
Southwestern Ontario | 2 (17%) |
Multiple regions selected (Northwestern Ontario, Central Ontario) | 1 (8%) |