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The Well-Being of Ontario Students: Findings from the 2021 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey
YouthREX Research Summaries ask Just Six Questions of research publications on key youth issues. These summaries get at what the youth sector needs to know in two pages or less! 1. What is the research about? The Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey is a cross-sectional survey – observational research that analyzes data at a specific… View Article
June 27, 2022
Black Youth and the Criminal Justice System: Summary Report of an Engagement Process in Canada
This report was published by Justice Canada & the Federal Anti-Racism Secretariat, Canadian Heritage. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: This report sheds light on the ways in which anti-Black racism has shaped the experiences of Black youth with the criminal justice system in Canada. It was drafted to respond to requests from Black… View Article
It Takes a Village – Schooling Out of Place: School Experiences of Black African Youth in Waterloo Region
YouthREX Research Summaries ask Just Six Questions of research publications on key youth issues. These summaries get at what the youth sector needs to know in two pages or less! 1. What is the research about? The impacts of widespread anti-Black racism on the wellbeing of Black youth are well-documented and include high rates of poverty, unemployment,… View Article
June 23, 2022
Understanding the Over-Representation of Black Children in Ontario Child Welfare Services
This report was published by One Vision One Voice & the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: This report describes maltreatment-related investigations conducted in Ontario in 2018 that involved Black children and compares these investigations to those involving white children. These analyses present data from the… View Article
10 – A Guide for Navigating the Future of Work: For Youth and Employers
This toolkit was developed by Tamarack Institute: HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: If you are a youth or an employer who is looking at the future of work trends and wondering – what now? – you have come to the right place. There is so much out there on the ‘future of work’… View Article
Promising Practices to Deliver Arts-Based Youth Programming to Support Mental Health & Wellbeing
Our Evidence Briefs outline practices that can be integrated into program design, development, and evaluation. Visit our Good Youth Work Practices section to learn more! This Evidence Brief outlines key concepts and messages, and summarizes promising practices to deliver arts-based youth programming to support mental health and wellbeing. Developed by Rocio Macabena Perez for YouthREX, in… View Article
June 20, 2022
From Access to Equity: Making Out-of-School-Time Spaces Meaningful for Teens from Marginalized Communities
This factsheet was created by The Wallace Foundation. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: This brief summarizes findings from Wallace-commissioned research about key challenges and promising practices toward equity in out-of-school-time programs engaging historically marginalized youth populations. This report captures the ideas and recommendations gleaned from a literature review and interviews with OST policy… View Article
June 13, 2022
Youth Organizing: Expanding Possibilities for Youth Development
This report was published as part of a series by Funders’ Collaborative on Youth Organizing. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Funders’ Collaborative on Youth Organizing (FCYO)’s Occasional Papers Series (OPS) is a series of papers aiming to capture and document growing knowledge around youth organizing, and address key issues and questions commonly posed… View Article
“A Perfect Storm of Stress”: Ontario’s Publicly Funded Schools in Year Two of the COVID-19 Pandemic
This report was published by People for Education. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Last year, People for Education’s Annual Ontario School Survey (AOSS) 2020–21 detailed a story of both challenges and innovation among the province’s publicly-funded schools. This year’s AOSS 2021–22 data illuminate a system — and the individuals inside of it —… View Article
June 7, 2022
Expectant and Parenting Youth Inclusivity Toolkit
This toolkit was developed by Michigan Organization on Adolescent Sexual Health (MOASH). HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: Our goal with this toolkit is two-fold. First, we hope to increase awareness about the unique challenges that young parents face. Some of these difficulties are listed in the following sections. Often in our society, these… View Article
Art Making Promotes Mental Health: A Solution for Schools That Time Forgot
This article presents art as a tool for promoting mental health in schools by examining the effects of art making in a sample of 104 school-based mental health professionals. It unites findings from unrelated disciplines to derive and test a new conceptual framework proposing that active engagement in a visual-tactile process over time mediates a… View Article
Racial Matching in Foster Care Placements and Subsequent Placement Stability: A National Study
Placement instability for children in foster care has an adverse effect on child safety, permanency, and well-being. Some studies have examined racial matching between caseworker-child to improve child outcomes, but fewer have explored racial matching in foster care placements and subsequent outcomes. This study examined the impact of same-race foster home placements on placement stability…. View Article
Moving Forward: What Has Changed Since The Last Provincial Election?
On May 7, 2018, four YouthREX Youth Research Assistants attended a youth-focused town hall hosted by Laidlaw Foundation, TVO, For Youth Initiative, and Twitter Canada. There, leaders from three of Ontario’s political parties described their platforms and answered audience questions. We connected with two of our former Research Assistants, Jae Woong Han and Jathusha Mahenthirarajan,… View Article
Tags: civic engagement, doug ford, election, four years later, movements, ontario election, politics, premier, reflections, Research, research assistants, social issues, youth activism, youth engagement, youth town hall, youth voices
June 3, 2022
Ways to Promote Youth Empowerment
This factsheet was created by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: Empowerment is a process that increases young people’s opportunities to engage in decision-making and to act on issues that affect their lives. This process requires the development of personal capacities (such as knowledge, attitudes, and skills) as well as a supportive environment (including… View Article
June 2, 2022
Braiding Grassroots Wisdom: A Toolkit to Start and Share Wise Practises Among Indigenous Youth Groups and Collectives
This toolkit was developed by Assembly of Seven Generations (A7G). HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: Over the years, we have been doing many fun and exciting things and youth from across Turtle Island (aka Canada) have noticed. Indigenous youth often ask us: “How did you start A7G” or “How could I do this… View Article
June 1, 2022
Youth Work & Trauma-Informed Practice: 5 Overlapping Core Values
This factsheet was created by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: Both youth work and trauma-informed practice approaches require the practitioner to understand existing and historical trauma, and to recognize how these experiences may impact and influence a young person’s wellbeing and development. The core values of youth work and trauma-informed practice align and… View Article
May 31, 2022
We Got Your Essential Tunes for Pride 2022!
While the pandemic is far from over, we recognize that 2SLGBTQIA+ youth have experienced an exceptional loss of community connection. 2SLGBTQIA+ youth have reported increased feelings of anxiety, frustration and loneliness. It’s hard to believe it’s been three years since the people marched in celebration of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities across Ontario. This June, we’re taking back… View Article
Tags: 2SLGBTQ+ Communities, events, gay pride, june, lgbt, music, Ontario, playlist, pride, pride 2022, Research, spotify, toronto pride
Centering Youth Voices: Visions of Personal & Community Wellness
This video was produced by New Leaf Foundation. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: How do young people define wellness? What do they want to see for their own wellbeing and that of their communities? How can those of us working in community provide stronger support? Centering Youth Voices: Visions of Personal & Community… View Article
May 26, 2022
Asian American mothers confront multiple crises of pandemic, anti-Asian hate and caregiving
In memory of the Atlanta massage spas shootings on March 16, 2021, that killed eight people, including six Asian women, communities around the country gathered a year later to mourn and demand responses to violence against Asian Americans, especially women who work in service industries. In addition to being exposed to risks at their workplaces, Asian American women… View Article
Tags: anti-asian racism, asian american mothers, asian american studies, asian mothers, asian women, Atlanta Massage Spas Shooting, children, elders, family, family engagement, hate crime, physical attack, Research, sexism, sociologies, Stop Asian Hate, verbal attack, Youth
May 25, 2022
Second Adolescence
This podcast was produced by Adam James Cohen, LMFT. HERE’S HOW THE CREATOR DESCRIBES THIS PODCAST: Host of the pod, Adam James Cohen, proposes Second Adolescence as a developmental lifestage queer people might need to grow through in adulthood after navigating their first adolescence in an anti-queer world. Second Adolescence is the [often] messy, terrifying,… View Article
May 24, 2022
Ontario Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences of Ontario First-Year Postsecondary Students in 2020-21
This report was published by the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO). HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: The transition from high school to postsecondary education (PSE) is often complicated. Students making that transition in the fall of 2020 did so with the added complication of school closures and remote learning due to… View Article
May 17, 2022
Young Parents Logic Model
This toolkit was developed by Healthy Teen Network. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: Young parents have a wide range of needs, and youth-supporting professionals can be more effective when addressing those needs in a holistic manner and relying on evidence-based approaches to do so. In addition to the common needs that all pregnant… View Article
Anti-Black Racism Project: Understanding How Anti-Black Racism Impacts Black & African Youth Accessing Social Services in Nova Scotia
This report was published by Wisdom2Action in partnership with Frayme and The Delmore “Buddy” Daye Learning Institute. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: The Anti-Black Racism Project surveyed Black and African Nova Scotian youth about their experiences accessing services in the following sectors: education, the justice system, healthcare, and recreation. The goal of the… View Article
Practices to Support Community-Engaged Music Education for Youth
Our Evidence Briefs outline practices that can be integrated into program design, development, and evaluation. Visit our Good Youth Work Practices section to learn more! This Evidence Brief summarizes inclusive, equitable, authentic, and respectful engagement practices for youth music education programs, focusing on youth, parents/caregivers and families, and community.
Doin’ the Work: Frontline Stories of Social Change
This podcast was produced by Shimon Cohen, LCSW. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS PODCAST: Podcast highlighting people working for social change. Interviews with social workers and those in related fields, educators, and activists about their work and personal stories of how they got into this work. Listen to this podcast online; the podcast is… View Article
May 9, 2022
Seven Tips for Youth-Supporting Professionals for Talking with Youth About Sexual and Reproductive Health
This factsheet was created by Activate: The Collective to Bring Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Research to Youth-Supporting Professionals. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: Youth-supporting professionals can play a critical role in educating youth about sexual health. For example, professionals can support young people in developing the skills they need to safely negotiate… View Article
Six Ways to Practice Self-Care
This infographic was created by the clinical and education team at Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in collaboration with Game Changers Youth Ambassadors. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS INFOGRAPHIC: A resource to help youth discover healthy ways to cope with challenges and stress in their lives.
Six Ways to Use Alcohol More Safely
This infographic was created by the clinical and education team at Centre of Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in collaboration with Game Changers Youth Ambassadors. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS INFOGRAPHIC: A harm reduction resource offering tips to youth on using alcohol in ways that may reduce their risk for harm should they decide to… View Article
Buzz on Booze
This infographic was created by the clinical and education team at Centre of Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in collaboration with Game Changers Youth Ambassadors. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS INFOGRAPHIC: A resource offering quick facts about alcohol that are directly related to youth.
Learn More: Introduction to Evaluation
WORKSHOPIntroduction to EvaluationLearn More ResourcesYouthREX creates and curates relevant and accessible evidence-based resources from research, practice, and lived experience, designed for the Ontario youth sector.Below is a selection of resources available through our online Knowledge Hub that can help you learn the fundamentals of program evaluation. INFOGRAPHICYouthREX’s Evaluation Framework TOOLKIT W.K. Kellogg Foundation Logic Model… View Article
May 4, 2022
Workshops
WorkshopsConnect with peers, share ideas and experiences, and learn and apply new skillsOur workshops build evaluation and critical youth work capacity: face-to-face, live online, and self-paced online. Some workshops support skills development in a particular area, while others introduce concepts that support critical thinking in youth work practice.Self-Paced Online WorkshopsLearn Anywhere, Anytime!Complete these workshops on… View Article
May 3, 2022
Five Ways to Center Equity in Family Engagement
Equity-deserving families have faced systemic barriers when accessing services and programs, whether it’s in education, employment, housing or mental health. There’s still more work to be done in the youth sector when it comes to serving the needs of families and creating sufficient space for parents/caregivers to share their experiences and be heard, without being… View Article
Tags: 4Es model, diversity, education, empowerment, equity, equity deserving families, event, expectation, exploration, family, family engagement, knowledge-to-practice, parenting, recap, relationships, webinar, Youth, youth services, youth work
Conversations Matter
This infographic was created by the clinical and education team at Centre of Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in collaboration with Game Changers Youth Ambassadors. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS INFOGRAPHIC: Having regular conversations about substance use with young people in your life—ideally before they reach adolescence—can be very helpful. But talking to youth… View Article
May 2, 2022
Conversations Matter: Alcohol
This infographic was created by the clinical and education team at Centre of Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in collaboration with Game Changers Youth Ambassadors. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS INFOGRAPHIC: Starting a conversation about alcohol with a young person in your life can be overwhelming. But whether a young person currently drinks alcohol… View Article
Conversations Matter: Cannabis
This infographic was created by the clinical and education team at Centre of Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in collaboration with Game Changers Youth Ambassadors. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS INFOGRAPHIC: Talking to a young person in your life about cannabis can be awkward. But to keep young people safe, it is important to… View Article
Asking About Gender: Confronting Assumptions and Challenging Transphobia
This webinar was hosted by YouthREX in partnership with LGBT YouthLine. HERE’S HOW THE HOSTS DESCRIBE THIS WEBINAR: When we collect demographic information about youth, how can we ensure that our gender menus make space for all gender identities? How do the questions we ask about gender reflect assumptions that can perpetuate harm and reproduce transphobia? The… View Article
April 28, 2022
A One-of-a-Kind School-Based Newcomer Youth Mentorship Program
While there’s little Canadian research on the experiences of newcomer youth, we know they face many unique challenges and barriers that prevent a smooth settlement in their new country. Although parents and adult newcomers have access to local and government services, and elementary students may receive more support by being in smaller, long-term classes, high… View Article
Tags: belonging, community support, connex, critical youth mentorship, education, Evaluation, high school, mentoring, mentorship, newcomer youth, settlement, successful integration, wrap around support, york district school board, youth sector, youth work, youth worker
April 26, 2022
The Well-Being of Ontario Students: Findings from the 2021 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey
This report was published by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: The Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey (OSDUHS) is a population survey of Ontario students in grades 7 through 12. The OSDUHS began in 1977 and is the longest ongoing school survey in Canada—and… View Article
Eight Practices to Advance Youth Health & Wellbeing Through Outdoor Education
Our Evidence Briefs outline practices that can be integrated into program design, development, and evaluation. Visit our Good Youth Work Practices section to learn more! This Evidence Brief summarizes key terms and messages, barriers and facilitators to participation, and eight practices for advancing youth health and wellbeing through outdoor education.
April 25, 2022
A Holistic Approach to Transforming Field Education
This podcast was produced by Transforming the Field Education Landscape. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS PODCAST: The goal of the Transforming the Field Education Landscape (TFEL) project is to integrate research and practice in the preparation of the next generation of social workers by developing partnered research training initiatives, both within academia and across… View Article
April 22, 2022
Sept raisons pour lesquelles les jeunes Noirs sont surreprésentés dans le système de protection de l’enfance de l’Ontario
Cette fiche d’information a été élaborée par YouthREX, en partenariat avec le Laboratoire de Vulnérabilité, Trauma, Résilience et Culture de l’École de psychologie de l’Université d’Ottawa. VOICI COMMENT LES AUTEURS DÉCRIVENT CETTE FICHE : Il y a une surreprésentation des enfants et adolescents Noirs dans le système de protection de l’enfance de l’Ontario, ce qui entraîne souvent… View Article
April 13, 2022
Seven Reasons Why Black Youth Are Overrepresented in Ontario’s Child Welfare System
This factsheet was created by YouthREX, in partnership with the Vulnerability, Trauma, Resilience & Culture Lab in the School of Psychology, University of Ottawa. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: There is an overrepresentation of Black children and youth in Ontario’s child welfare system, which often results in negative outcomes for Black youth; these can… View Article
Breaking the Boy Code
This podcast was produced by Jonathon Reed and supported by Next Gen Men. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS PODCAST: Every year, hundreds of boys across Canada die by suicide, and countless others struggle with pain and uncertainty. This podcast looks directly into the inner lives of boys—personal, emotional experiences that are often hidden from… View Article
Together Towards Recovery: Research Summary Report
This report was published by ABRAR Trauma and Mental Health Services. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: During the challenging times of COVID, it is essential to recognize and address the disproportionate impact on the mental health of marginalized youth, including members of our BIPOC, newcomer, youth with disabilities, youth in and from care,… View Article
Trauma-Informed Care for Sexually and Gender Diverse Youth: A Research Summary
This report was published by PREVNet. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Although society’s acceptance of 2SLGBTQIA+ youth is increasing, it is crucial for practitioners to recognize and respond to the trauma and victimization these youth are unfortunately often still exposed to throughout their lives. To support 2SLGBTQIA+ youth, trauma-informed care (TIC) is an… View Article
Centering Youth Voices: Visions of Personal & Community Wellness
This report was published by New Leaf Foundation. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: New Leaf Foundation’s Youth Wellness Survey was created in the spring of 2021 with the goal of engaging young people in Toronto and the surrounding area to share their vision of individual and community wellness. Our objectives included using what… View Article
April 12, 2022
The Somali Youth Justice Toolkit
This toolkit was developed by Positive Change Toronto Initiative. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: This is a youth-led and youth-designed advocacy toolkit developed to help Somali youth navigate the Canadian criminal justice system. In the formulation of this toolkit, Positive Change Toronto Initiative (PCTOI) organized a youth circle with Somali youth aged 18-29-years-old… View Article
April 4, 2022
The Overuse of School Disciplinary Policies in the Public School Education System and the Disparate Impact on Vulnerable Youth
This paper identifies the issue of the overuse of disciplinary policies in public schools and the negative outcomes, especially for minority students. The design was structured by the professor’s subheadings: student’s personal experience, research, valid resources, application to proposed solution, actual evidence-based solution, alternative solutions not chosen, assumptions, barriers, feasibility of solution, and change in… View Article
The Complexities of Student Engagement for Historically Marginalized Youth in an After-School Program
As researchers continue to address issues of equity within educational settings, it is important to also consider the role of equity in high-quality after-school programs. Evidence suggests that families from communities with fewer resources, along with families that identify as Black or Hispanic, report less access to quality after-school programming for their youth (Afterschool Alliance,… View Article
Promoting Personal Growth in Young People Experiencing Homelessness Through an Outdoors-Based Program
Outdoors-based youth development programs demonstrate the efficacy to improve indicators of personal growth and mental health in a range of disadvantaged young people. However, the most marginalized young people in society, who stand to benefit the most from such initiatives, remain underrepresented in the research. My Strengths Training for Life (MST4Life) is a positive youth… View Article
Placing Racial Equity at the Center of Substance Use Research: Lessons From the HEALing Communities Study
Structural racism, “the totality of ways in which societies foster racial discrimination through mutually reinforcing systems of housing, education, employment, earnings, benefits, credit, media, health care, and criminal justice,” is pervasive in the United States, impacting all systems including addiction treatment. This article describes efforts to center racial equity in the Helping to End Addiction… View Article
A Call to Action: Systems Abuse of Black Students Within Ontario’s Education System
This report was published by Parents of Black Children. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: This report illustrates the reality of anti-Black racism within Ontario’s education system. We navigate through detailed case studies and extensive data, collected over the course of September 2020 to February 2022.
Centering Equity in Family Engagement
This webinar was hosted by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE HOSTS DESCRIBE THIS WEBINAR: How can we prioritize meaningful and trauma-informed family engagement when supporting youth? How can we ensure that parents/caregivers feel valued as part of the care team – and that their voices are centered alongside the voices of young people? We know that family… View Article
March 31, 2022
Asking About Gender: Six Considerations for Youth Work
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 young people who most need our programming. In the context of systemic oppression, however, this ‘need’… View Article
Tags: anti-oppressive work, equity, gender, gender diverse, gender diversity, gender expansiveness, inclusion, knowledge exchange, power dynamic, youth work
March 29, 2022
Asking About Gender: An Inclusive Gender Menu
This factsheet was created by YouthREX, in partnership with LGBT YouthLine. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: The way that we ask about gender is important. Every one of us wants to be acknowledged for who we are – to be respected, and to be referred to accurately and appropriately. Unfortunately, some people are regularly denied this… View Article
March 28, 2022
Asking About Gender: A Toolkit for Youth Workers
This toolkit was developed by YouthREX, in partnership with LGBT YouthLine. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: The way that we ask about gender is important. Every one of us wants to be acknowledged for who we are – to be respected, and to be referred to accurately and appropriately. Unfortunately, some people are… View Article
Reimagining Critical Mentorship for Equity-Deserving Youth
How can we expand our understanding of youth mentorship in ways that centre the strengths and voices of young people, promote intergenerational and multidirectional learning, and advance social justice? We delved into some of the infinite answers to this question during Critical Youth Mentorship: A Youth Work Teach-In. This two-part event explored inclusive, equitable, and… View Article
Tags: critical youth mentorship, decolonize, evidence based, knowledge exchange, lived experience, mentee, mentor, mentoring, mentorship, power dynamic, relationship building, Research, Teach-In, webinar, youth work
Do Better: 2SLGBTQ+ Youth Recommendations for Change in Ontario
This report was published by LGBT YouthLine. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: This report draws from LGBT YouthLine’s Needs Assessment, We’re Here: 2SLGBTQ+ Youth Across Ontario Assert Needs and Experiences, where almost 1,200 2SLGBTQ+ youth from across Ontario shared their experiences, dreams, and demands for change. The report details seven recommendations calling on… View Article
Seven Promising Practices for Developing Supports for Black Parents/Caregivers
Our Evidence Briefs outline practices that can be integrated into program design, development, and evaluation. Visit our Good Youth Work Practices section to learn more! This Evidence Brief summarizes the findings of Turner Consulting Group’s report Review of Promising Practices: Supports for Black Parents (2020), the third in a series of reports commissioned by the Ontario Ministry… View Article
March 21, 2022
The 4Es Framework for Culturally Relevant Family Support & Engagement
This factsheet was created by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: When facilitated in culturally relevant and community-based ways, family support and engagement can serve as a protective factor for youth wellbeing. This factsheet outlines a shift in practice to approaches that are reflective of social and economic contexts, and that centre empathy and… View Article
Une histoire du cannabis au Canada
L’HERBE, C’EST QUOI ?Une histoire du cannabis au CanadaComment la consommation de cannabis à des fins médicales et récréatives a-t-elle été légalisée au Canada ? Pourquoi était-il interdit auparavant ? Quels ont été les facteurs sociaux, politiques, économiques et juridiques qui ont influencé la légalisation du cannabis au cours du siècle dernier ?La chronologie suivante résume le cheminement… View Article
March 17, 2022
Black youth yearn for Black teachers to disrupt the daily silencing of their experiences
The annual Black History month school assemblies is fading away with February. The 2022 theme picked by the Canadian government for Black History Month, “February and Forever: Celebrating Black History today and every day,” itself is an admission that Black history month is currently a performative annual ritual. Yet the realities raised in Black History month assemblies… View Article
Tags: afrocentric, anti-racist curricula, black mental health, Black Students, black teachers, black teachers matter, Black youth, education, Mental Health, schools, Toronto, waterloo, york
An Overview of the Bail Process in Ontario
This infographic was created by the John Howard Society of Ontario. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS INFOGRAPHIC: This infographic details what happens when a person gets charged with a crime in Ontario.
March 14, 2022
Running on Empty: How Community Mental Health Organizations Have Fared on the Frontlines of the Pandemic
This report was published by the Canadian Mental Health Association. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: The pandemic has had a devastating impact on mental health, substance use, and homelessness in Canada. In 2021, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) undertook a federation-wide research project to understand how community mental health organizations have been… View Article
March 9, 2022
How Gen Z Approaches Decision-Making: Education and Career
This report was published by American Student Assistance. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Gen Z is a generation like no other, and it’s crucial that we understand what drives their decision-making processes in order to best position young people for future success. Based on our insights, gathered in collaboration with YPulse and Hanover… View Article
The Mentoring Effect for Black Youth
This report was published by MENTOR Canada. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Supportive relationships with adults, including mentoring relationships, foster young people’s positive development and can provide significant psychological protection in the face of adverse life circumstances. In the winter of 2020, Mentor Canada surveyed 2,838 young adults in Canada to learn more… View Article
Youth Perspectives on Virtual After-School Programming During the COVID-19 Pandemic
After-school programs provide a range of support for students. During school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many after-school programs were also forced to close or to find new ways to provide services to youth, such as through virtual after-school programming. We surveyed 244 youth who participated in virtual after-school programs about their access to… View Article
Le cannabis et les autres substances
Cette infographie a été élaborée par Centre canadien sur les dépendances et l’usage de substances (CCDUS). VOICI COMMENT LES AUTEURS DÉCRIVENT CETTE INFOGRAPHIE: Affiche d’une page sur les risques pour la santé associés à l’usage concomitant de cannabis et d’autres substances, comme l’alcool, le tabac et les drogues à usage récréatif.
March 8, 2022
Bon Chien | Tout Sauf Conduire
Cette vidéo a été réalisée par l’Association canadienne des automobilistes (CAA). VOICI COMMENT LES AUTEURS DÉCRIVENT CETTE VIDÉO: William a pris du cannabis comestible et flatte le « chien ». Si tu en prends aussi, fais ce qui te plaît, mais conduis pas.
Filature | Tout Sauf Conduire
Cette vidéo a été réalisée par l’Association canadienne des automobilistes (CAA). VOICI COMMENT LES AUTEURS DÉCRIVENT CETTE VIDÉO: Étienne a pris du cannabis comestible et se croit suivi… Si tu en prends aussi, fais ce qui te plaît, mais conduis pas.
L’ingestion | Stupéfiant!
Cette vidéo a été réalisée par URBANIA. VOICI COMMENT LES AUTEURS DÉCRIVENT CETTE VIDÉO: Dans ce deuxième épisode de «Stupéfiant!», l’humoriste Michelle Desrochers fait appel au chef Oussama Ben Tanfous et au Dr Didier Jutras-Aswad pour répondre à ses questions concernant l’ingestion de cannabis et les risques reliés à ces petites bouchées buzzantes communément appelées… View Article
March 7, 2022
L’inhalation | Stupéfiant!
Cette vidéo a été réalisée par URBANIA. VOICI COMMENT LES AUTEURS DÉCRIVENT CETTE VIDÉO: Dans ce premier épisode de «Stupéfiant!», l’humoriste Michelle Desrochers s’entretient avec Rosalie Bonenfant et le Dr. Didier Jutras-Aswad pour tenter de comprendre si c’est moins nocif pour la santé de vaporiser du cannabis plutôt que de le fumer.
Ne conduis pas gelé – Livraison
Cette vidéo a été réalisée par le Gouvernement du Canada. VOICI COMMENT LES AUTEURS DÉCRIVENT CETTE VIDÉO: Tu as d’autres options. #NeConduisPasGelé
Cycles (version française)
Cette vidéo a été réalisée par le Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia (CARBC) à l’Université de Victoria. VOICI COMMENT LES AUTEURS DÉCRIVENT CETTE VIDÉO: Cycles est une ressource éducative qui explore la prise de décisions et la consommation de marijuana chez les jeunes. Pourquoi la consommation de marijuana ? Parce ce que la… View Article
Cannabis et Psychose : Examiner le lien
Cette trousse d’outils a été élaborée par Société canadienne de la schizophrénie. VOICI COMMENT LES AUTEURS DÉCRIVENT CETTE TROUSSE D’OUTILS : Cannabis et Psychose : Examiner le lien est un projet de la Société canadienne de la schizophrénie (SCS). Mené par l’expertise des conseillers.ères jeunesse et scientifiques, l’objectif du projet est d’établir une plateforme éducative créée… View Article
Cannabis and Mental Health
Cannabis and Mental Health is a comprehensive suite of online resources exploring a range of issues surrounding the mental health impacts of cannabis, at the individual, community, and societal level. Register for this free 90-minute course created by youth, for youth.Register to Learn in EnglishRegister to Learn in FrenchCheck out the Mentor GuideYouthREX is excited… View Article
March 4, 2022
Le cerveau | Stupéfiant!
Cette vidéo a été réalisée par URBANIA. VOICI COMMENT LES AUTEURS DÉCRIVENT CETTE VIDÉO: On a tous déjà entendu l’histoire de quelqu’un qui a fait une psychose après avoir fumé du cannabis. Est-ce que ça pourrait vous arriver? Michelle Desrochers et ses invités nous expliquent.
Trucs & astuces concernant la consommation de cannabis et la psychose
Cette fiche d’information a été élaborée par Cannabis et Psychose : Examiner le lien. VOICI COMMENT LES AUTEURS DÉCRIVENT CETTE FICHE: Cette fiche d’information résume six trucs and astuces concernant la consommation de cannabis et la psychose.
Ce qu’il faut savoir sur le cannabis
Cette infographie a été élaborée par Le Centre de toxicomanie et de santé mentale (CAMH). VOICI COMMENT LES AUTEURS DÉCRIVENT CETTE INFOGRAPHIE: Consommer ou ne pas consommer du cannabis : c’est à toi de voir. Les informations présentées ici peuvent t’aider à prendre des décisions. Voici quelques faits sur le cannabis, avec des exemples d’effets… View Article
Trucs pour un usage plus sécuritaire du cannabis
Cette infographie a été élaborée par Le Centre de toxicomanie et de santé mentale (CAMH). VOICI COMMENT LES AUTEURS DÉCRIVENT CETTE INFOGRAPHIE: Le cannabis, sous toutes ses formes, présente des risques pour la santé à court et à long terme. La seule façon d’éviter ces risques est de ne pas l’utiliser. Voici quelques conseils pour… View Article
Comment diminuer les risques que pose le vapotage de cannabis
Cette vidéo a été réalisée par Centre canadien sur les dépendances et l’usage de substances (CCDUS). VOICI COMMENT LES AUTEURS DÉCRIVENT CETTE VIDÉO: Cette vidéo présente les différents risques pour la santé mentale et physique associés au vapotage de cannabis.
March 3, 2022
Le vapotage de cannabis présente-t-il des risques?
Cette vidéo a été réalisée par Centre canadien sur les dépendances et l’usage de substances (CCDUS). VOICI COMMENT LES AUTEURS DÉCRIVENT CETTE VIDÉO: Cette vidéo présente les différents risques pour la santé mentale et physique associés au vapotage de cannabis.
Connaître les risques du cannabis pour la santé
Cette infographie a été élaborée par Centre canadien sur les dépendances et l’usage de substances (CCDUS). VOICI COMMENT LES AUTEURS DÉCRIVENT CETTE INFOGRAPHIE: Infographie qui montre comment l’usage de cannabis peut nuire à la santé physique et mentale. Renseignements sur les effets du cannabis sur la santé mentale, la capacité de conduire, l’appareil respiratoire et… View Article
La vérité crue : Conseils pratiques sur la consommation plus sûre de cannabis
Cette infographie a été élaborée par des jeunes en collaboration avec avec l’initiative d’engagement des jeunes de CAMH, le Comité consultatif national de jeunes et l’Initiative canadienne de recherche en abus de substance (NYAC), et le Comité consultatif national de jeunes et l’Initiative canadienne de recherche en abus de substance (CRISM). VOICI COMMENT LES AUTEURS DÉCRIVENT CETTE INFOGRAPHIE: Cette ressource éducative… View Article
MonQI cannabis : Ressource pour les jeunes
Cette infographie a été élaborée par Réseau ontarien d’intervention précoce en psychose (ROIPP). VOICI COMMENT LES AUTEURS DÉCRIVENT CETTE INFOGRAPHIE: Ressource gratuite pour les jeunes au sujet de cannabis. Connaissez la drogue. Connaissez-vous. Connaissez les risques.
Six Effective Strategies for Developing Gender-Based Violence Prevention Programming
Our Evidence Briefs outline practices that can be integrated into program design, development, and evaluation. Visit our Good Youth Work Practices section to learn more! This Evidence Brief summarizes six effective strategies for developing gender-based violence prevention programs for boys and young men.
March 2, 2022
An Evaluation of Connex Youth Mentorship: Final Evaluation Report
This report was published by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: The Connex Youth Mentorship Program was a school-based mentorship program designed to connect newcomer youth within the York Region District School Board to a supportive community within their school. The overall objective of the project was to pilot a program in hopes of… View Article
February 23, 2022
Five Practices to Promote Mental Health Among Black Youth in Team Sports
Our Evidence Briefs outline practices that can be integrated into program design, development, and evaluation. Visit our Good Youth Work Practices section to learn more! This Evidence Brief defines key terms and messages, and summarizes recommended practices to build and support improved mental health among Black youth in team sports settings.
February 22, 2022
‘They Really Should Start Listening to You’: The Benefits and Challenges of Co-Producing a Participatory Framework of Youth Justice Practice
YouthREX Research Summaries ask Just Six Questions of research publications on key youth issues. These summaries get at what the youth sector needs to know in two pages or less! 1. What is the research about? The Participatory Youth Practice project set out to develop a set of principles that address the lack of youth participation in… View Article
Pandemic Impacts for Indigenous Children & Youth Within Canada: An Ethical Analysis
YouthREX Research Summaries ask Just Six Questions of research publications on key youth issues. These summaries get at what the youth sector needs to know in two pages or less! 1. What is the research about? Indigenous children, youth, and families in Canada have experienced COVID-19 disparities that are compounded by the impracticality of self-isolation in rural… View Article
February 15, 2022
2021 Policy Priorities for the Children & Youth Serving Sector
This report was published by the National Alliance for Children and Youth. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: In Spring of 2020 when workers were sent home, programs and schools closed and the children and youth in our communities found themselves disconnected from many of the resources and supports they relied on to thrive,… View Article
February 14, 2022
Serving Youth Remotely: Strategies for Practitioners
This toolkit was developed by the Urban Institute. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented challenges for young people and staff at youth-serving organizations that provide education and training, employment, and mental health services. Challenges are more pronounced for youth who may lack access to digital devices and conducive… View Article
Islamophobia in Canada: Submission to the National Action Summit on Islamophobia
This report was published by Noor Cultural Centre & International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: In this analysis, Islamophobia is defined as: the unfounded fear and/or hatred of Muslims, or people perceived to be Muslim, leading to violence and discrimination at both interpersonal and structural levels. Given this understanding… View Article
Reimagine Playbook
This report was published by UNICEF Canada. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: This playbook represents the work of over 100 young advocates who came together throughout 2021 to learn and share knowledge and skills about their human rights and how to advocate for them. These young people identified four interconnected issues that unite… View Article
University of Calgary’s Cannabis Café: Education and Harm Reduction Initiative – Facilitator’s Guide
This toolkit was developed by the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Nursing. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: The Cannabis Café is an education-based resource targeted for post-secondary students that has been developed in consultation with students, researchers, clinicians, and campus-based mental health providers. The Cannabis Café consists of three major activities; Trivia, a… View Article
Facilitators Guide: Organizing FASD Family/Caregiver Support Groups
This toolkit was developed by Health Nexus. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: This booklet brings together evidence and experience from key stakeholders in the FASD community and lessons learned from the FASD Support Group Project, a Health Nexus project funded in partnership with the Government of Ontario. The development of this booklet was… View Article
Literature Review: Decolonizing and Indigenizing Mentorship
This report was published by Indspire. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: When discussing the processes of decolonization and Indigenization in a mentorship context, we are operating from the assumption that traditional structures of mentorship are rooted within a Eurocentric worldview that ignores and discredits Indigenous perspectives. The purpose of this literature review is… View Article
February 11, 2022
Critical Youth Mentorship: Decolonizing our Relationships to Mentorship and the Value of Lived Experience
This infographic was created by ThinkLink Graphics for YouthREX, based on a keynote presentation by Larissa Crawford. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS INFOGRAPHIC: In celebration of National Mentoring Month, YouthREX, MENTOR Canada, and the York Research Chair in Youth and Contexts of Inequity hosted a two-part event, Critical Youth Mentorship: A Youth Work Teach-In, to… View Article
Critical Youth Mentorship: Reflections and New Paths in Youth Mentoring
This infographic was created by ThinkLink Graphics for YouthREX, based on a keynote presentation by Dr. Jean Rhodes. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS INFOGRAPHIC: In celebration of National Mentoring Month, YouthREX, MENTOR Canada, and the York Research Chair in Youth and Contexts of Inequity hosted a two-part event, Critical Youth Mentorship: A Youth Work Teach-In,… View Article
Critical Youth Mentorship: A Youth Work Teach-In | Part 2
This video was produced by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: How can we expand our understandings of youth mentorship in ways that centre the strengths and voices of young people, promote intergenerational and multidirectional learning, and advance social justice? In celebration of National Mentoring Month, YouthREX, MENTOR Canada, and the York Research Chair… View Article
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