This National Sleep Awareness Month, IKEA Canada is turning the spotlight on an often-overlooked crisis affecting children across the country: sleep poverty. Sleep is not a luxury, … read moreit's a necessity. Yet, for too many people, quality sleep remains out of reach. As a global leader in home furnishings, IKEA is dedicated to helping people sleep better—because a good night's rest is the foundation for a healthier, happier life. This commitment led to the launch of the first-of-its-kind global IKEA sleep study. The IKEA Sleep Report 2025 explores how people sleep, what affects their sleep quality, and what can be done to improve it. A key finding from the study reveals a direct link between financial insecurity and poor sleep quality—showing that those struggling financially experience 15% poorer sleep quality than the average person. With this insight, IKEA dug deeper into the realities of sleep poverty, a hidden crisis where thousands of children and families lack access to a proper bed . In fact, one in three Canadians report feeling tired almost every day, highlighting a nationwide sleep crisis. IKEA Canada has launched Sleepless Lamp to bring attention to this crisis and highlight the hidden struggles of sleep deprivation for nearly 500,000 children in Canada. Limited access to quality sleep environments, such as proper bed and supportive mattresses, has been shown to contribute to disrupted sleep patterns. Inspired by real sleep data, the lamp visually represents fragmented and erratic sleep, underscoring the serious health and developmental challenges these children face, including:
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