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Katarina Gligorijevic wrote a new post, “Culture is Harm Reduction in Action”: Reflections from the Empowering Indigenous Youth Conference 1 week, 1 day ago
The title quote is taken from ONECA’s Cannabis and Vaping: A Toolkit for Educators (p. 26).
From November 18th to 20th, members of the YouthREX team, along with two Youth Outreach Workers (YOWs) from n […]
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Katarina Gligorijevic wrote a new post, Universities and colleges want to enrol more students. But where are they supposed to live? 2 weeks, 1 day ago
The Toronto Star reported recently that American real estate giant Blackstone Inc., with a global real estate portfolio worth about US$514 billion, plans to expand its Canadian operations, including via student […]
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Katarina Gligorijevic wrote a new post, Young people around the world can save democracy — but they need our help 3 weeks, 1 day ago
A photograph recently circulated on social media purportedly showing two Chinese professors in Shanghai standing between a squad of police officers and students protesting the government’s zero-COVID pol […]
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Hassaan wrote a new post, Why Comprehensive Sex Education is Important 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Comprehensive sex education is one of the two most common sex education curricula. The goal is to help youth build a solid foundation in sexual and reproductive health to take with them into adulthood.[1] […]
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Hassaan wrote a new post, Building Youth Futures: ‘Nothing About Us Without Us!’ 1 month, 3 weeks ago
What do you think of when you imagine ‘community’? Maybe your friends and family, the neighbourhood where you live, the people with whom you identify and collaborate? And how would you give voice to your com […]
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Hassaan wrote a new post, The Impacts of a Mentorship Program for Young Black Women 1 month, 3 weeks ago
YouthREX supported netWORKING: A Young Black Women’s Mentorship Project, an initiative of Toronto’s Women’s Health in Women’s Hands Community Health Centre, to evaluate program impact. REX Blog is sharing […]
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Hassaan wrote a new post, Why Do We Need Programs for Young Black Women? Part 2 2 months ago
YouthREX supported netWORKING: A Young Black Women’s Mentorship Project, an initiative of Toronto’s Women’s Health in Women’s Hands Community Health Centre, to evaluate program impact. REX Blog is sharing […]
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Hassaan wrote a new post, Why Do We Need Programs for Young Black Women? Part 1 2 months, 1 week ago
YouthREX supported netWORKING: A Young Black Women’s Mentorship Project, an initiative of Toronto’s Women’s Health in Women’s Hands Community Health Centre, to evaluate program impact. REX Blog is sharing r […]
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Hassaan wrote a new post, The Gifts of Black Women Mentorship 2 months, 2 weeks ago
YouthREX supported netWORKING: A Young Black Women’s Mentorship Project, an initiative of Toronto’s Women’s Health in Women’s Hands Community Health Centre, to evaluate program impact. REX Blog is sharing […]
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Hassaan wrote a new post, The Side Effects of Stigma: Reflecting on the Mental Health of Those Living With HIV 2 months, 3 weeks ago
The HIV virus not only results in physical effects on a person’s body but also psychological harm, but just not in the way you would imagine.
The stigma surrounding HIV works to dehumanize and d […]
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Hassaan wrote a new post, Stigma Silently Kills: Reflections From A Black Youth Mental Health Teach-In 3 months ago
“Stigma kills,” wrote Mercy Shibemba in Reflections on ‘It’s a Sin’, a show highlighting the life of three gay men during the AIDS crisis. The stigma she speaks about is multi-faceted, pervasive, and dehumaniz […]
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Hassaan wrote a new post, Reckoning with the history of public schooling and settler colonialism 3 months, 1 week ago
In light of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), many Canadians are coming to terms with Canada’s history of schooling and settler colonialism.
The TRC’s findings, along with revelations abou […]
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Hassaan wrote a new post, Canada needs to encourage more youths to pursue skilled trade jobs 3 months, 2 weeks ago
You may have noticed lately that it can take weeks to book a technician to look at your furnace, or that scheduling an appointment to fix your car means waiting longer than you’re used to.
These are t […]
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Kathe Rogers wrote a new post, Being a librarian isn’t just about books – it’s about helping everyone get access to information and resources 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Michelle Martin is the Beverly Cleary Professor for Children and Youth Services in the Information School at the University of Washington. She primarily teaches students who will be youth services librarians […]
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Kathe Rogers wrote a new post, Engaging Youth as Leaders in Poverty Reduction 4 months, 3 weeks ago
In 2022, the Communities Ending Poverty network raised the following question: How can we engage youth as leaders in poverty reduction efforts?
Strategies for Engaging Youth
Communities Ending Poverty […]
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Kathe Rogers wrote a new post, Microcredentials and mentoring: How universities can boost student employability 5 months ago
The looming recession climate is causing concerns over skyrocketing student debt. On top of a deeply unaffordable housing market, these factors call for universities to be more relevant in terms of preparing […]
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Kathe Rogers wrote a new post, The Impacts of COVID-19 on Youth Mental Health, Wellbeing & Service Access 5 months, 1 week ago
Due to frequently shifting public health measures and the resulting isolation experienced by many youth during the pandemic, more and more young people are reporting issues with their mental health, and the […]
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Kathe Rogers wrote a new post, Five Transferable Skills Developed in a Field Work Placement 5 months, 3 weeks ago
YouthREX collaborated with students at Brock University, reflecting on their experience within community placements. In this reflection, a student discusses the unique skills and competencies she adopted […]
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Kathe Rogers wrote a new post, The Importance of Outdoor Education with Project Canoe 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, young people across Ontario have had to go without opportunities for outdoor education, which had detrimental effects on their wellbeing. Studies have shown that […]
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Katarina Gligorijevic wrote a new post, Asking About Gender: Six Considerations for Youth Work 10 months, 1 week ago
The purpose of evaluation activities is to assess not just what we are doing and how we are doing it but also who we are serving. This data can help ensure that we are effectively reaching and supporting the […]
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