“Growing up we both faced many challenges with systems that were not responsive to our needs or the needs of a family member. We felt dismissed and that our opinions were not considered in any d […]

Are you interested in learning about research that matters to youth work, but find you never have time to get around to it? 
YouthREX’s mission is to make research evidence and evaluation practices ac […]

Quick Fact: There are an estimated 40,000 children and youth in Ontario with ASD.

At the end of last month, the Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services announced a $333 million investment into a new […]

A state of emergency has been called in Attawapiskat after an increasing number of young people attempted suicide in the remote Ontario First Nation. 

11 First Nations youth attempted suicide in one night […]

What’s happening? What happened? What worked?
What can I do differently next time to achieve a better outcome?

These common, though informal, reflections play in the back of my mind throughout my daily e […]

I am graduating from high school this year and next year I am entering a nursing program. I am most interested in the issues of health in relation to youth. As a Youth Research Assistant with the Knowledge […]

If we don’t represent experience, how can we share it with those who aren’t present? Evaluation is a way of ‘taking pictures’ of what is going on in an intentional and thoughtful way.
One of the deli […]