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8 years ago 8 years ago Leave your thoughtsThis factsheet was developed by the First Nations, Métis & Inuit Education Association of Ontario. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE... View Article
This factsheet was developed by the First Nations, Métis & Inuit Education Association of Ontario. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE... View Article
Participant observations of two youth organizations identified more than 400 communications in which aggression served pro-social functions. Misinterpretation of these... View Article
Freedom from discrimination based on sex is a right. It is clear that a man and woman must be treated... View Article
This toolkit was published by the Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW). HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: This... View Article
This report was published by CARE. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: This resource was developed to help guide... View Article
In this article, I tell the story of a community-initiated and youth-led participatory action research project, which was designed and... View Article
Community Cohesion’, and the apparent lack of it, was rapidly offered as the explanation for the 2001 disturbances across northern... View Article
Generally, within the Canadian context, scholarship on police encounters with persons living with mental illness has focused on the experiences... View Article
This report was published by Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: This report examines... View Article
This video was produced by PressTV. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: A newly-published Ipsos Reid survey suggests that... View Article
The paper reviews some key findings from research in North East England that was based on young people’s accounts of... View Article
This report was published by the Government of Ontario. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: This 3-year anti-racism strategic... View Article
Over half of all migrants to Canada are under 29 years of age and one quarter arrive as refugees. Studies... View Article
This report was published by the Ontario Federation of Labour Young Workers Committee. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT:... View Article
YouthREX Research Summaries ask Just Six Questions of research publications on key youth issues. These summaries get at what the youth sector... View Article
YouthREX Research Summaries ask Just Six Questions of research publications on key youth issues. These summaries get at what the youth sector... View Article
This report was published by Samara Canada. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Over the last 30 years, Canadians... View Article
Black male exceptionalism is the premise that African American men fare more poorly than any other group in the United... View Article
This report was prepared by Children’s Aid Society of Toronto, Family Service Toronto, Colour of Poverty & Social Planning Toronto. HERE’S... View Article
To describe the theory of action that links the Chicano-Latino Youth Leadership Institute with positive youth development and to highlight... View Article
“The Ministry of Children and Youth Services shares YouthREX’s unwavering commitment to the wellbeing of at-risk youth and supports your... View Article
This report was published by Public Safety Canada. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: The issue of street gangs... View Article
The purpose of the study was to examine the associations between the size and quality of African-American adolescents’ social networks... View Article
This report was published by Fostering Change. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Compared to their peers who have... View Article
The employment pattern of young people is particularly significant for the economic, social, and cultural vitality of urban Aboriginal communities.... View Article
Youth leadership programming has become an increasingly common context to foster basic psychological needs and promote youth development. The purpose... View Article
YouthREX Research Summaries ask Just Six Questions of research publications on key youth issues. These summaries get at what the youth sector... View Article
African American adolescent boys underutilize mental health service due to stigma associated with depression. Gaining an increased understanding of how... View Article
This report was published by the Provincial Advocate for Children & Youth. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Based... View Article
Some recent studies suggest that sexual minorities may have worse health-related outcomes during adolescence because they report lower levels of... View Article
This video was produced by the Children’s Aid Foundation. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: A brief compilation of... View Article
This video was produced by Emmeline May and Blue Seat Studios. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: This seemingly... View Article
This factsheet was developed by the Ministry of Children & Youth Services. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: Across Ontario,... View Article
YouthREX’s recent report, Supporting Positive Outcomes for Youth Involved with the Law, identifies three ‘vexing’ questions that have been asked throughout... View Article
This factsheet was developed by the Ministry of Children & Youth Services. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: Across Ontario,... View Article
This toolkit was published by Illinois Community College Board. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: This toolkit is a... View Article
This video was produced by the Children’s Aid Foundation. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: Rita Soronen is the... View Article
This factsheet was developed by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: This factsheet was developed by summarizing a... View Article
This article examines the case for the use of the creative arts in the process of designing, conducting, analyzing, and... View Article
This video was produced by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: This is a short lesson on how... View Article
In Canada, there are limited occasions for youth, and especially at-risk youth, to participate in cooking programs. The paucity of... View Article
This infographic was created by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS INFOGRAPHIC: Program evaluation has the potential to inform... View Article
This infographic was created by Youth Research and Evaluation eXchange. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS INFOGRAPHIC: Evaluations of youth... View Article
Do you think of yourself as an evaluator? I never did until recently … Although evaluation has always been part... View Article
This video was produced by TEDxBoise. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: Kate Simonds is a senior at Timberline... View Article
This paper is concerned with the experiences of young adults with intellectual disabilities as they transition from high school in... View Article
This article looks at how young teens and their parents offer complex and often idiosyncratic reasons and insights into why... View Article
YouthREX Research Summaries ask Just Six Questions of research publications on key youth issues. These summaries get at what the youth sector... View Article
This webinar was hosted by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE HOSTS DESCRIBE THIS WEBINAR: Participation in post-secondary education (PSE) enhances the... View Article
This webinar was hosted by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE HOSTS DESCRIBE THIS WEBINAR: YouthREX’s Customized Evaluation Supports meet grassroots organizations... View Article
Mixed-race or multiethnic youth are at risk for mental and physical health problems. We used data from the National Longitudinal... View Article
In this article we consider young adults’ photo-narratives about smoking and quitting and their linkages to themes of healthy lifestyles... View Article
This video was produced by Samuel Centore and Gene Fischer. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: Passing Ellenville follows... View Article
The objective of this study was to examine the associations of family, school, peer, and attitudinal factors with cannabis use... View Article
This infographic was created by Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS INFOGRAPHIC: Trent’s Trajectory is... View Article
This factsheet was published by the Canadian Women’s Foundation. HERES HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET. This factsheet provides recent... View Article
Leadership is an important life skill that can and should be developed in young people. Sport and physical activity contexts... View Article
In Canada, youth apprenticeships have been promoted as an educational alternative that leads to the development of valuable skills, allows... View Article
This video was produced by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: This video footage covers the 2015 launch... View Article
YouthREX Research Summaries ask Just Six Questions of research publications on key youth issues. These summaries get at what the youth sector... View Article
“I want black youth in this province to know that their lives matter.” – Hon. Michael Coteau, Minister of Children... View Article
This factsheet was developed by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: This factsheet was developed from the Game On:... View Article
This video was produced by Independence First. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: Kids with disabilities have been included... View Article
This video was produced by Wisconsin Youth First. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: When should a person tell... View Article
This toolkit was created by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: A logic model clarifies all the components... View Article
This infographic was created by the Early Psychosis Intervention Ontario Network (EPION) as part of their #MyCannabisIQ initiative. HERE’S HOW... View Article
Tobacco exposure during periods of breast development has been shown to increase risk of premenopausal breast cancer. An urgent need... View Article
This video was produced by TVO’s The Agenda. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: Ontario’s Minister of Children &... View Article
This video was produced by the vlogbrothers. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: This is a quick video intended... View Article
This report was published by the Council Ministers of Education. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: In Learn Canada... View Article
This report was published by National Quality Improvement Network. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: For a long time... View Article
I never imagined I would be collecting and analyzing data as a Carleton University Social Work placement student with YouthREX.... View Article
This is my unpopular opinion. Black History Month is a problem. In my experience, February is a month of reflection,... View Article
C’est mon opinion impopulaire. Le Mois de l’histoire des Noirs est un problème. D’après mon expérience, février est un mois... View Article
The times we are living in and the challenges we face in both the youth sector and in society, call... View Article
I like to imagine community development as a large puzzle, with multiple layers, perspectives, and players working together to create... View Article
“A community where youth have space, support and freedom to play tends to be one with less crime and more... View Article
This month’s theme is Girls Run the World – partly inspired by Beyoncé, because, of course, but also by a... View Article
A core value that shapes YouthREX’s work with Ontario’s youth sector is a commitment to exploring meaningful ways to engage... View Article
On Saturday, October 29, YouthREX welcomed over 40 youth sector stakeholders to our Post-Exchange Design Day, hosted in collaboration with... View Article
Melissa Compton Native Child and Family Services of Toronto, Mental Health Worker Have you heard the phrase, “we are all... View Article
Community-based youth programs create a range of positive outcomes, including increased community health, wellbeing, and civic engagement, to name a... View Article
YouthREX just completed another run of our professional development certificate for Ontario youth workers: Critical Youth Work: Bridging Theory and Practice.... View Article
YouthREX recently launched a second Moving the Dial report on access to post-secondary, Bridging Programs: Pathways to Equity in Post-Secondary. In light of... View Article
In this blog, I explain how arts-based activities can support the goals of youth work by serving as tools for... View Article
Canadians, particularly Torontonians, flaunt our diversity, inclusion, and our ‘mosaic’ society. Toronto is one of the most diverse cities in... View Article
Les Canadiens, en particulier les Torontois, affichons notre diversité, notre inclusion et notre société « mosaïque ». Toronto est l’une des villes... View Article
The following is an excerpt from YouthREX’s Research to Practice Report: Trans Youth and the Right to Access Public Washrooms “Entering... View Article
Members of the youth sector understand the youth they work with and design engaging and meaningful activities that make an... View Article
Sometimes, working with youth can be challenging, daunting, and even painful. Bringing fun and creativity to our work can be... View Article
“While they still punch below their weight electorally, young Canadians represent a powerful new political force that will continue to... View Article
“A first job means more than a paycheque. It can mean increased self-confidence, access to mentors, exposure to opportunities beyond... View Article
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” – Audre Lorde... View Article
“Prendre soin de moi n’est pas de l’auto-indulgence, c’est de l’auto-préservation et c’est un acte de lutte politique.” – Audre... View Article
Quick Fact: The number of Ontario adolescents experiencing moderate to serious psychological distress jumped to 34% in 2014 from 24% in... View Article
This year the holy month of Ramadan and PRIDE month overlap. Traditionally, Ramadan is a period of peace and PRIDE... View Article
“The more we increase the active participation and partnership with young people, the better we serve them… And the more... View Article
Quick Fact: Suicide is the second leading cause of death for young Canadians between the ages of 10 and 24. (CMHA) ... View Article
Quick Fact: Statistics collected by TransPULSE in Ontario determined that “on the basis of gender identity, 73% of trans people have... View Article
“It takes a village to raise a child.” No one is really sure where this proverb comes from, “it takes... View Article