Too many children in Nova Scotia are being held back from reaching their full potential and are being left behind. That is one of the conclusions of a new report from researchers at Dalhousie University. One in five children and youth are living in food-insecure housing or the felt unsafe or threatened at school due to bullying. That had them reporting low life satisfaction. Doctor Laura Stymiest is a pediatrician and is director of Advocacy for Children and Youth at Dalhousie's Department of Pediatrics. She is a co-author of the report titled One Chance to be a Child. Dr. Stymiest discusses some of the research that went into the report and the hope that it helps direct policy and decision making in Nova Scotia. The observations and recommendations are being viewed through a child-rights lens developed by the United Nations Convention of Rights of the Child. The report and its recommendations can be viewed here: https://www.onechancens.ca/