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Positive relationships and belonging are just as important to our health and wellness as food, housing and work. From Tuesday to Thursday each week, Victoria and a handful of other women meet at My Sister’s Place to build their own business and rebuild their lives. Micro-enterprise is a collective of women who create original jewelry, knitting and sewing projects.

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Access to a medical doctor, income, education, housing, and occupation in particular has shown strong correlations to mental health, nutrition and healthy birth weights of infants. As the rate of poverty increases in London, so too, does the level of concern for our health and wellness.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-views-Statistics-block_8" class="block block-views block-right block-id-123 clearfix even"> <div class="block-inner"> <div class="content"> <div class="view view-Statistics view-id-Statistics view-display-id-block_8 view-dom-id-1"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-cycle item-list"> <ul class="views-cycle-container js-hide" id="views-cycle-Statistics-block_8"> <li class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <div class="views-field-field-statistic-value"> <span class="field-content">6.1%</span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content">Low Birth Weight Babies</span> </div> <div class="views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"> <p>In the Southwestern Ontario Health Region in 2010-11, 6.1% of newborn babies were of low birth weight compared to 6.7% in the province and 6.2% in Canada.<br> (Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI))</p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-statistic-value"> <span class="field-content">6/10</span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content">Children and Mental Health</span> </div> <div class="views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"> <p>Among children receiving mental health services, 6 out of 10 have an attention problem, just over half have problems managing anger and just under half suffer from anxiety or depression. (Source: Report prepared for the Child and Youth Network)</p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-statistic-value"> <span class="field-content">20.1%</span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content">Obesity Rates</span> </div> <div class="views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"> <p>In 2012, in the Middlesex London Health Unit region the obesity rate for people 18 years and over was 20.1% compared to 18.0% in both Ontario and Canada. (Statistics Canada)</p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-statistic-value"> <span class="field-content">20.7%</span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content">Smoking Rates</span> </div> <div class="views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"> <p>In 2011, 20.7% of the population aged 12 and over in the Middlesex Health Unit identified themselves as current smokers, higher than the provincial rate (19.4%) and the national rate (19.9%). (Statistics Canada)</p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-statistic-value"> <span class="field-content">12%</span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content">London Police Calls Related to Mental Illness</span> </div> <div class="views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"> <p>• The volume of mental health calls/investigations that London Police respond to increased by 12% from 1,411 calls in 2005 to 1,574 in 2009<br> • The average time spent on those calls increased by 32% from 254 minutes in 2005 to 335 in 2009<br> • Up to $7.3 million of the 2012 Police budget will be spent on events involving individuals identified as having "definite or probable serious mental illness"<br> (London Police Service)</p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-statistic-value"> <span class="field-content">40%</span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content">General Mental Health Info</span> </div> <div class="views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"> <p>40% of homeless shelter users in London present with mental health and addiction issues. (Source: United Way of London & Middlesex)</p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-field-statistic-value"> <span class="field-content">22.3%</span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content">Perceived Life Stress</span> </div> <div class="views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"> <p>In 2011, 22.3% of the population aged 15 and over in the Middlesex-London Health Unit region reported experiencing quite a lot of stress on most days compared to 23.3% in Ontario and 23.6% in Canada. 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