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Youth Radicalization: Policy and Education Response Conference
This report was published by Midaynta Community Services. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Midaynta Community Services, with the support of the Ontario Institute for Studies (OISE) in Education, the Ontario Government, and the U.S. Consulate in Toronto, and the Toronto Police Service, co-organized Youth Radicalization: Policy and Education Response Conference from February 12th… View Article
February 20, 2018
Challenges and Strategies for Success of a Sport-for-Development Programme for First Nations, Metis and Inuit Youth
Canadian policy related to colonialism has created substantial challenges for First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) youth and has had a negative influence on their health and well-being. Sport-for-development (SfD) programmes are beginning to show positive impacts for children and youth internationally. This approach may also be beneficial for FNMI youth in Canada. This research… View Article
February 19, 2018
Dropping out of School: Recommendations of Ontario Francophone Youths on how to Deal with the Problem
There is a strong link between a country’s social and economic well-being and literacy of its population, yet recent Canadian estimates show that at least 12% of the country’s students do not graduate from high school. For the Francophone population of Ontario, Canada’s largest province, dropping out before obtaining the high school diploma continues to… View Article
Suicide Attempts and Suicidal Ideation Among Street-Involved Youth in Toronto
A considerably higher rate of suicide exists among youth who are street-involved or homeless than among the general youth population. Research is needed to better understand the risk factors that predict suicidality within this vulnerable population. Our research makes a specific contribution in that it examines both suicidal ideation and attempts. Using data from a… View Article
February 18, 2018
Stepping Stones: A Resource on Youth Development
This report was published by the Ministry of Children and Youth Services. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Across Ontario, hundreds of dedicated organizations and individuals are making a difference for youth every day. Stepping Stones is intended to support and enhance the work of these adult allies by presenting a shared understanding of… View Article
February 17, 2018
A Statistical Snapshot of Youth at Risk and Youth Offending in Canada
This report was published by Public Safety Canada. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Juvenile delinquency is a complex, multi-faceted issue. In order to devise effective prevention and intervention strategies for youth at risk, it is important to understand the context in which this behaviour occurs. Of the population of youth in Canada, the… View Article
February 15, 2018
Political Participation and Civic Engagement of Youth
This report was published by Statistics Canada. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: This study provides new information on the political participation of youth aged 15 to 24 years. It examines the likelihood of voting in the next federal election (as reported in 2013) and participation in the previous election, as well as participation… View Article
Learning to Lead: The Impact of Youth Organizing on the Educational and Civic Trajectories of Low-Income Youth
This report was published by the Institute for Democracy, Education and Access HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: This report examines the ways that participation in youth organizing groups while in high school impacts the educational and civic trajectories of young adults. The study, conducted by UCLA Professor John Rogers and USC Professor Veronica… View Article
Relocating the Deficit: Reimagining Black Youth in Neoliberal Times
After-school community-based spaces are often recognized in political and educational discourse as institutions that ”save” and ”rescue” Black youth. Such rhetoric perpetuates an ethos of pathology that diminishes the agency of youth and their communities. Through ethnographic research with 20 youth workers at a college completion and youth development after-school program in the urban Northeast,… View Article
February 14, 2018
Healthy Children, Healthy Communities: Action Toolkit for Positive Change
This toolkit was developed by the United Nations Association in Canada. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: This toolkit is designed for facilitators and leaders who work with youth, and also for those youth and youth leaders who want to make a difference in the community in which they live and work. It is… View Article
Young Disabled People Give Their Tips About Using the Internet to Other Young People
This video was produced by the Anti-Bullying Alliance. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: The Anti-Bullying Alliance and the Council for Disabled Children have been working with groups of young people with disabilities in Bristol and Bradford about cyberbullying and staying safe online. These young people said that using social media online is a… View Article
February 13, 2018
This Is Youth Work: Voices from the Frontlines of Ontario’s Youth Sector
This factsheet is a poster presentation developed by YouthREX for their 2018 Knowledge to Action Exchange. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: Situated between the private and public sectors, the Ontario youth sector is often tasked with designing community-focused and community-based solutions to system-level barriers and inequities for Ontario’s youth. Youth workers, as frontline… View Article
February 12, 2018
Youth Voices: Life After Foster Care
This video was produced by the Dave Thomas Foundation. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: This video, released to highlight the positive findings of the Foundation’s five-year research evaluation of its Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program, shows that the program works. And unadoptable is unacceptable.
Identifying Promising Practice for Chinese Youth in Conflict with the Law in Canada
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? This research explores the views and collaborative efforts of those working with Chinese youth in conflict with the law, combining the… View Article
Art Jams: Evaluation Outside the Lines
This factsheet was developed by YouthREX from a webinar featuring Michel Levesque and Lisa Barleben. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: This factsheet explains how Art Jams – collaborative and improvisational art-making gatherings – can support youth organizations with evaluation, communication, and advocacy.
February 11, 2018
The Truth N’ Trauma Project: Addressing Community Violence Through a Youth-Led, Trauma-Informed, and Restorative Framework
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 was this research about? Trauma-informed practice, in combination with positive youth development (PYD), offers promise for preventing youth violence. In the United States, racialized youth… View Article
five14 Talks: Esme Fuller-Thomson – Best Practices for Resilience and Recovery
This video was produced by the Children’s Aid Foundation. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: Professor Esme Fuller-Thomson holds the Sandra Rotman Endowed Chair in Social Work at the University of Toronto. Her research examines the association between childhood maltreatment and adult physical and mental health. Her five14 talk is titled Achieving Optimal Mental… View Article
February 10, 2018
Beyond Measure? The Executive Summary
This report was published by Youth Research and Evaluation eXchange. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: This 2-page Executive Summary will give you all the basic details of this study, including our findings, key messages and recommendations to youth sector stakeholders. Beyond Measure provides a ‘point-in-time’ description and analysis of evaluation issues in the… View Article
Reflections from the Frontline: Evaluation Allows You to Focus On The Story You Want to Tell
The Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa (BGCO) is a registered charity that provides 4,500 children and youth in seven at-risk neighbourhoods across the city with a safe space during the most vulnerable hours of the day, and free access to life-changing programs in four key programming pillars (Education, Physical Activity / Healthy Lifestyle, Leadership and Social… View Article
February 9, 2018
Being Safe, Being Me: Results of the Canadian Trans Youth Health Survey
This report was published by the Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre (SARAVYC). HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: The Canadian Trans Youth Health Survey was a national online survey conducted by researchers from several Canadian universities and community organizations. The survey had 923 trans youth participants from all 10 provinces and one… View Article
February 8, 2018
Art Jams: Evaluation Outside the Lines
This webinar was hosted by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE HOSTS DESCRIBE THIS WEBINAR: This webinar explained how art jams – collaborative and improvisational art-making gatherings – can support youth organizations with evaluation, communication, and advocacy. Michel Lévesque, a community art educator and PhD student in the Faculty of Education, University of Alberta, and Lisa Barleben,… View Article
Far and Farther: Equitable Access to Programs, Services, and Opportunities for Youth Living in Rural and Remote Communities
This report was published by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Due in part to the lack of access to quality programs, services, and opportunities in rural and remote communities, young people face the challenging decision to leave home and move to urban centres to seek access to programs, services, and opportunities. In… View Article
State of the Urban Youth: Inequality of Youth Opportunity
This report was published by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: This report is based on a survey of the historical and generational determinants of youth opportunity inequality and deprivation across different interconnected spheres of urban activity in five representative cities in four developing regions (Africa, Asia, Latin… View Article
February 6, 2018
Young People, The Internet & Civic Participation | Shakuntala Banaji
This video was produced by TEDxTalks. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: Dr. Shakuntala Banaji is Programme Director for the Master’s in Media, Communication & Development in the department of Media & Communication, London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research has addressed internet cultures, online civic participation, the socio-political contexts of cinema… View Article
February 5, 2018
Working with High Risk, Marginalized Youth: Youth-led Development of a Framework of Youth Engagement
This report was published by Homeward Trust Edmonton. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Thinking of creating a youth-led youth engagement initiative? Well, look no more! We have found the perfect resource to help you! This report by Homeward Trust Edmonton provides useful information on a youth driven engagement framework for engaging high-risk marginalized… View Article
The Boys and Men of Color Framework: A Model for Community and Systems Change
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 was this research about? People of colour face systemic discrimination that often creates barriers to meaningful engagement in school, work, and other institutions. Boys and… View Article
Someone to… Experiences of Children in Foster Care
This video was produced by the British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF). HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: A short film created and narrated by children and young people who have experienced foster care. Made by BAAF in partnership with Voice.
Structured Youth Dialogue to Empower Peacebuilding and Leadership
Through structured dialogue during Youth Peacebuilding and Leadership Programs, high school and college students from Cyprus, Iraq, Serbia, Armenian, Azerbaijan, Denmark, the U.K., and the United States developed expressive, relational, intercultural, and analytical skills, plus a sense of personal transformation. Well-facilitated peer dialogue promotes self-awareness, compassion, diverse perspectives on current issues, and capacities for social… View Article
The Impact of Generation and Country of Origin on the Mental Health of Children of Immigrants
The authors reexamine the study of generational differences in adjustment among the children of immigrants by arguing that the country of origin defines and shapes the adaptation process across generations. Using a sample of children in Toronto, the authors demonstrate that generational differences in the mental health of children occur only in families from countries… View Article
February 4, 2018
Qualitative Exploration of Relationships with Important Non-Parental Adults in the Lives of Youth in Foster Care
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 was this research about? This research aims to understand the factors that support the creation and maintenance of successful natural mentoring relationships for fostered youth…. View Article
February 3, 2018
YouthREX’s Evaluation Framework
This infographic was created by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS INFOGRAPHIC: This framework offers youth programs a comprehensive three-phase, seven-step process for developing an evaluation plan, implementing the plan, and using the findings to improve the program and promote the wellbeing of youth participants.
DrugCocktails.ca: A Website for Youth and Health Care Professionals (HCPs) Focusing on Interactions between Prescription Drugs and Substances of Abuse
Adolescents often engage in recreational substance use and those with chronic health conditions are no exception. These adolescents are often prescribed medications that can interact with recreational drugs, increasing morbidity. A risk reduction strategy was conceived in Cocktails (2002), a book for youth detailing potential interactions between recreational and prescription drugs and was well received… View Article
February 1, 2018
Evaluation is No Longer an Intimidating Word
The first time I heard the term ‘Logic Model’ was over 10 years ago, in a very different position and context than where I currently find myself. Back then, I was the Executive Coordinator of a very small, non-profit supportive housing corporation that serves single parents and their children. When the term ‘Logic Model’ first… View Article
January 31, 2018
13 Ways to Modernize Youth Employment in Canada – Strategies for a New World of Work
This report was published by Employment and Social Development Canada. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: We depend on our young people to build and support the economy for the next generation. When changes to the nature of work and social conditions make it difficult for them to gain a solid foothold, the very… View Article
Foundations for Young Adult Success
This report was published by The University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Every society in every age needs to grapple with the question of what outcomes it hopes to produce in raising its young. What exactly do we hope our children will be able to accomplish… View Article
January 30, 2018
Learning the Tricks of the Trade in Evaluating a Unique Youth Program
One of the many things that makes Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU) in London unique is the fact that we own and operate Social Enterprise businesses. What that means is that we own and operate businesses that provide training and hands-on skills through employing young people, while also selling products and providing services that, in turn, support more… View Article
Six Strategies to Strengthen Your Work with Youth
This webinar was hosted by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE HOSTS DESCRIBE THIS WEBINAR: Do you work with a grassroots youth organization in Ontario? Are you striving to better meet the needs of youth in your community? Youth organizations deliver critical, meaningful programs to improve youth wellbeing across Ontario. In this webinar, we explored six ways… View Article
January 29, 2018
Stepping Up – Strong, Supportive Friends & Families
This factsheet was developed by YouthREX from Stepping Up: A Strategic Framework to Help Ontario’s Youth Succeed by the Ministry of Children & Youth Services. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: Stepping Up is a strategic framework from the Ministry of Children & Youth Services that strengthens the Government of Ontario’s commitment to young people. By identifying the government’s priorities, Stepping Up serves… View Article
Youth Engagement: Empowering Youth Voices to Improve Services, Programs, and Policy
This report was published by CYCC Network. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: It is important to understand youth engagement as central to any best practice intervention. Valuing youth engagement puts the focus on the positive contribution that youth make to programs and their effectiveness; this moves programs from being done ‘for’ youth to… View Article
January 28, 2018
Hidden in Our Midst: The Newcomer Youth Experience
This infographic was created by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS INFOGRAPHIC: Youth homelessness is rapidly increasing across Canada, especially in cities where affordable housing is in short supply. A new study shows that immigrants and newcomers under the age of 24 are particularly over-represented within the homeless… View Article
Policy Issues Regarding the Overrepresentation of Incarcerated Aboriginal Young Offenders in a Canadian Context
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 was this research about? This research is about the overrepresentation of Aboriginal youth within the incarcerated population, despite the acknowledgement within the Youth Criminal Justice… View Article
Toronto Aboriginal Research Project Final Report
This report was published by the Toronto Aboriginal Support Services Council. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: This report aims to provide a wide variety of audiences a picture of aspects of the lives of Aboriginal people in Toronto. It is hoped that it will be useful to many stakeholders including policy makers, agencies… View Article
January 27, 2018
Self-Enhancement and Self-Effacement in Reaction to Praise and Criticism: the Case of Multi-ethnic Youth
We conducted research on the independent and interdependent self which points to cultural differences in self-enhancing versus self-effacing perspectives. We investigated members of multi-ethnic, high school, girls’ sports teams and their tendencies to interpret praise or criticism in a self-effacing or self-enhancing manner. This investigation differs from other studies on the independent and interdependent self… View Article
January 25, 2018
The State of the World’s Children 2012: Children in an Urban World
This report was published by the United Nations Children’s Fund. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: The experience of childhood is increasingly urban. Over half the world’s people – including more than a billion children – now live in cities and towns. Many children enjoy the advantages of urban life, including access to educational,… View Article
January 24, 2018
The Facts on Youth Suicide
This factsheet was developed by the National Aboriginal Health Organization. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: Some First Nations, Inuit, and Métis youth may be more at risk of suicide because of things like alcoholism, poverty, high unemployment, and the break-down of families that are all too common in our communities. These things impact… View Article
January 23, 2018
Beyond the Colonial Divide: African Diasporic and Indigenous Youth Alliance Building for HIV Prevention
African diasporic and North American Indigenous communities have both been greatly impacted by the colonization of the Americas. Historic and contemporary relations between these communities have been fraught with complex commonalities, contradictions and conflicts. These communities have remained connected across time and space through their shared and distinct histories of resistance and oppression. Both communities… View Article
January 22, 2018
Hairstory: Black Families in the Child Welfare System
This podcast was produced by CYC Podcast. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS PODCAST: On this episode of Your Right to Speak, Sammy talks with Denise, Priscella, and Erica, who are members of the Hairstory team at the Ontario Provincial Advocate’s Office. The conversation is about the many issues Black children, youth, and families face… View Article
Mental Health and Transitions from Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood
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 was this research about? Researchers estimate that nearly 40% of youth experience mental health challenges. Adolescence and emerging adulthood are critical developmental periods that are… View Article
Understanding Perceptions of Health and Physical Activity: A First Step in Developing a Youth-Driven Program
Research has shown that adolescent females are less active compared to males leading to a call for increased physical activity programming for female youth (Brodersen et al., 2007). However, to date, much of the research has not incorporated the voice of youth. According to the United Nations, youth have a right to participate in society… View Article
Supporting Positive Outcomes for Youth Involved with the Law
This webinar was hosted by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE HOSTS DESCRIBE THIS WEBINAR: How can we support positive outcomes for youth involved with the law? What is the impact of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) on particular groups of young people facing barriers? The YCJA has successfully changed the youth justice system by moving… View Article
January 21, 2018
Youth Engagement in Politics: Indifferent or Just Different? | Jacob Helliwell
This video was produced by TEDxYouth@Victoria. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: After recently hearing a politician claim that youth no longer care about politics, Jacob became concerned. His experience has been the opposite. While it is true that youth are less likely to vote and are less likely to be members of political… View Article
January 20, 2018
five14 Talks: Kenn Richard – A Song for the Native Child
This video was produced by the Children’s Aid Foundation. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: Both sides of Kenn Richard’s family come from the original Métis and Francophone settlements along the Red and the Assiniboine River in Manitoba. He is the first of his family to graduate university and has practiced social work within… View Article
January 19, 2018
Moving Toward Healing: Trauma and Violence and Boys and Young Men of Color
This report was published by Robert Wood Johnson Foudation. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: The purpose of this brief is to highlight the great burden that trauma, violence, adversity, and the social determinants of health impose on the health of boys and men of color. To protect BYMOC from the potential harm inflicted… View Article
January 18, 2018
Do Relationships Matter to the Health of Canada’s Youth?
This infographic was created by the Public Health Agency of Canada. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS INFOGRAPHIC: Relationships protect lifelong health. Youth who experience positive relationships at home, in school, among peers, and within their community benefit from positive health outcomes, while negative relationships were found to be harmful to lifelong health.
Positive Youth Development: A Core Foundation for Creating Leadership Opportunities for Marginalized Youth in Urban Communities
This factsheet was developed by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: This factsheet was developed from the Changing Leaders, Leading Change: A Leadership Development Model for Marginalized Youth in Urban Communities report. Positive Youth Development is a framework that recognizes the internal and external assets of youth development by focusing on an individual’s strengths rather… View Article
January 16, 2018
Children and Youth in Transition: A Toolkit for Effective Transitions
This toolkit was developed by the Campbell River Joint Transition Committee. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: This toolkit is intended to assist with and improve social worker and foster parent practices when supporting children-in-care during times of residential transition. The Transition Subcommittee hopes that the information presented here will be used as a… View Article
How to Talk to Your GP about Your Mental Health | Find the Words
This video was produced by Mind. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: We want everyone with a mental health problem who visits their GP practice to get the support that best suits their needs.
Youth Individualisation and Family Relations: Three Studies of Family and Youth Life
This paper presents three different studies on youth and family relations and the role of family influence in youth individualization. They show the growing importance of individualization in late modern youth life development and the process of youth life change from family dependence to peer relations. This change is seen as part of a greater… View Article
Best Practice Guidelines for Mental Health Promotion Programs
This report was published by Center for Addiction and Mental Health. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Originally released in 2007, Best Practice Guidelines for Mental Health Promotion Programs for Children and Youth is the first in a series of online guides for promoting positive mental health across the life span. Updated in 2014,… View Article
Youth Gang Membership Affects Mental Health Later in Life
This podcast was produced by It Takes a Village1. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS PODCAST: Adults who had been members of gangs in their adolescence had poorer outcomes on a variety of measures, including physical and mental health, than those who’d never been in a gang. Christie Nicholson reports from Scientific American Mind.
January 15, 2018
Transition Toolkit
This toolkit was developed by FosterClub. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: The journey from foster care to independence can been difficult, confusing, and uncertain times. Like any other journey, being prepared helps to set the right course and avoid getting lost on the way. Today more than ever, if you want success (and… View Article
LGBTQ2S Barriers to Employment and Training
This infographic was created by The 519. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS INFOGRAPHIC: Many LGBTQ2S youth could benefit from inclusive skills-based training, such as job readiness, money management, cooking, etc. Securing employment can be especially difficult for LGBTQ2S youth who are street-involved or homeless, due to ageism, homophobia, transphobia, racism, etc. LGBTQ2S youth may… View Article
Youth Employment: Employer Toolkit
This toolkit was developed by Raising the Roof. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: This toolkit focuses on encouraging employers to give at-risk youth an opportunity for employment. This toolkit promotes that at-risk youth employment is a wise investment in the employer’s business, the workforce, and the local community. This toolkit provides examples and… View Article
January 13, 2018
Aboriginal Economy Youth Entrepreneurship
This report was published by The Northern Development Ministers Forum. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: One of the priority projects for the 2010 Northern Development Minister’s Forum (NDMF) was Aboriginal Youth Entrepreneurship. The report explored success factors and challenges that affect young Aboriginal entrepreneurs across Canada. The project was carried out in three… View Article
January 12, 2018
One Vision One Voice: Changing the Child Welfare System for African Canadians (Part 1, Research Report)
This report was published by One Vision One Voice. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: African Canadian children and youth are over-represented in Ontario’s child welfare system. This report describes the problem, summarizes literature about racial disproportionality and disparities in child welfare, and identifies some of the promising practices implemented by various child welfare… View Article
Youth Summer Jobs Program: Aligning Ends and Means
This report was published by the Brookings Institution. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: This paper is written to help clarify what is known about summer jobs programs and to provide information and guidance to city leaders, policymakers, and funders as they consider supporting larger and better summer efforts. Many jurisdictions are rebuilding their… View Article
January 10, 2018
“Ça commence avec toi. Ça reste avec lui.”
This video was produced by COPA (Centre Ontarien de Prévention des Agressions). HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: A wide diversity of men speak on masculinities and how to take action on ending gender-based violence. They address their roles and concrete ways to move away from engaging in misogyny and sexism, including teaching young… View Article
Doing Right Together for Black Youth: Working Against Anti-Black Racism in Ontario’s Youth Sector
“Stereotypes and microaggressions shape the daily experiences of Black youth in Ontario. The cumulative impacts of anti-Black racism include disempowerment, isolation, internalized racism, and poor self-esteem.” – Doing Right Together for Black Youth, 2018 No. We are not ‘there’ yet. No. We are not yet in a post-racial world. No. Ontario is not yet an… View Article
January 8, 2018
Agir ensemble pour les jeunes Noirs : lutter contre le racisme anti-Noir dans le secteur de la jeunesse de l’Ontario
« Les stéréotypes et les microagressions façonnent les expériences quotidiennes des jeunes Noirs de l’Ontario. Les impacts cumulatifs du racisme anti-Noir comprennent l’impuissance, l’isolement, le racisme intériorisé et une mauvaise estime de soi. » – Doing Right Together for Black Youth (Agir ensemble pour les jeunes Noirs), 2018 Non. Nous n’en sommes pas encore là…. View Article
Applied or Academic: High Impact Decisions for Ontario Students
This report was published by People For Education. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Grade 8 is a critical year for Ontario’s students. It is not only a pivotal point in a young person’s emotional, social, and physical development, but also a time when students must choose between taking applied and academic courses in… View Article
The 360 Project: Addressing Racism in Toronto
This report was published by the Urban Alliance on Race Relations & Diversity Institute at Ryerson University. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Addressing the Discrimination Experienced by Somali Canadians and Racialized LGBTQ Homeless Youth in Toronto was a one-year study conducted from July 2013 to July 2014 by the Urban Alliance on Race… View Article
January 5, 2018
Programs That Work The Academic Cultural Enrichment Mentorship Program: An Innovative Approach To Serving African American Youth
The purpose of this study was to evaluate an after-school program that is designed to meet the specific needs of African American youth. The program is called the Academic Cultural Enrichment (ACE) Mentorship Program and is sponsored, in part, by the Champaign Park District. The purpose of the program is to provide students with the… View Article
Improving Educational Outcomes for Youth with Crown Ward Status
This toolkit was published by the Crown Ward Education Championship Team for Dufferin, Halton, Peel & Upper Grand Regions. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: The toolkit for Improving Educational Outcomes for Youth with Crown Ward Status has been developed to assist Children’s Aid Society Workers and CAS caregivers to better understand the school system… View Article
Anti-Racist Praxis with Street-Involved African Canadian Youth
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 was this research about? This research is about how racism influences African Canadian youth’s experiences of street involvement and mental health challenges. Some research has… View Article
WI Youth First: Going to Work Video #1 – Meet The Characters
This video was produced by Wisconsin Youth First. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: When should a person tell an employer they have a disability? How should they do it? How might employers and co-workers react to it? Telling others about your disability is one of the most important and sometimes difficult hurdles a… View Article
January 4, 2018
Suicide and Aboriginal Youth: Cultural Considerations in Understanding Positive Youth Development
The importance of positive youth development cannot be overstated. We strive to foster healthy mental/emotional, social, spiritual and physical development in our children. Alarmingly high Aboriginal youth suicide rates in some areas call for an increased understanding of how protective factors and risk-taking behaviours influence youth development. This may help us develop strategies to increase positive outcomes for Aboriginal youth. This… View Article
The End of the Line: California Gangs and the Promise of Street Peace
The article focuses on the social condition and the prevalence of gangs in California. Early in 2005, an alleged gang youth made headlines when he killed a police officer and then himself at a convenience store near Modesto. The U.S.’ most notorious “supergangs” originated in California including, the Crips, Bloods, Hell’s Angels, Mexican Mafia, the… View Article
Aboriginal Children in Care
This report was published by Aboriginal Children in Care Working Group. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Aboriginal children are over-represented in child welfare systems across Canada. In August 2014, Canada’s Premiers directed provinces and territories (PTs) to work with Aboriginal communities in their respective jurisdictions to share information on local solutions; and acknowledged… View Article
January 1, 2018
Connecting Youth and Strengthening Communities: The Data Behind Civic Engagement and Economic Opportunity
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 was this research about? This research studied the relationship between civic engagement and economic opportunity for youth in the United States. In particular, the research… View Article
December 31, 2017
Injury Risk in British Columbia, Canada, 1986 to 2009: Are Aboriginal Children and Youth Over-represented?
Children and youth worldwide are at high risk of injury resulting in morbidity, disability or mortality. Disparities in risk exist between and within countries, and by sex and ethnicity. Our aim is to contribute data on disparities of injury rates for Aboriginal children and youth compared with those of the general population in British Columbia… View Article
December 30, 2017
Preparing Youth To Thrive: Promising Practices for Social & Emotional Learning
This report was published by the Susan Crown Exchange and David P. Weikart Center For Youth Program Quality. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: In 2014, the Susan Crown Exchange (SCE), a national foundation, and the David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality, a research center, set out to determine how out-of-school programs… View Article
December 29, 2017
Inclusive Schooling in a Plural Society: Removing the Margins
This report was published by the Canadian Education Association. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: For many children and youth from racially and ethnically minoritized communities, the Euro-centric focus of public education can be an alienating experience. Having been in this situation as a Pakistani-Muslim immigrant growing up in predominantly white suburban schools in… View Article
December 28, 2017
Beyond Measure? The State of Evaluation and Action in Ontario’s Youth Sector
This report was published by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Program evaluation has the potential to inform and improve youth work practice, as well as help youth sector organizations and initiatives to better understand the impact of their work. This report presents findings from the first province-wide study of the Ontario youth… View Article
From Analysis to Action: A Collective Approach To Eliminate Youth Violence
This report was published by the For Youth Initiative. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: This report argues that youth violence is best addressed through a collective action approach, towards achieving these four outcomes: improved employment/economic opportunities, increased educational attainment, a healthy family well-being, and social inclusion. Although at present there is important work… View Article
December 26, 2017
Blueprint for Fundamental Change to Ontario’s Child Welfare System
This report was published by the Ministry of Children & Youth Services Youth Leaving Care Working Group. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: In July 2012, the Youth Leaving Care Working Group was established by the Minister of Children & Youth Services in conjunction with the Office of the Provincial Advocate for Children &… View Article
December 25, 2017
In My Shoes: Stories of Youth with LGBT Parents
This video was produced by COLAGE Youth Leadership and Action Program. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: In a time when LGBT families are debated and attacked in the media, courts, and Congress, from school houses to state houses across the country, five young people who are children of LGBT parents give you a… View Article
Traversing the Margins: Intersectionalities in the Bullying of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth
This study explores the perspectives of service providers and youth advocates on bullying of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth and intersectionalities in LGBT peer victimization. In depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine key informants (4 male, 4 female, 1 transgender male; 4 gay, 3 lesbian, 2 non-identified; 6 white, 1 South Asian,… View Article
December 24, 2017
Muslim Youth in Canadian Schools: Education and the Politics of Religious Identity
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? This research examines the experience of Muslim youth in secular public schools. The guiding question was how Muslim youth are able… View Article
December 23, 2017
Cultural Distance and Emotional Problems Among Immigrant and Refugee Youth in Canada: Findings from the New Canadian Child and Youth Study
This study examines the widely accepted but under-studied proposition that the greater the cultural distance (CD) between home country and country of resettlement the greater the mental health risk for immigrant and refugee youth. The study also explores pathways through which CD, a macro-social stressor, might exert its mental health effect through meso-environmental stressors including… View Article
Immigrant and Refugee Youth Settlement Experiences: ‘A New Kind of War’
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 was this research about? Immigrant youth face unique challenges related to education, culture, language, socio-economic opportunities, and psychosocial wellbeing. These barriers can create challenges for… View Article
December 22, 2017
Connecting Youth with Youth: A Guide to Youth and HIV/AIDS-Related Programs and Projects Across Canada
This toolkit was developed by the Canadian AIDS Society. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: Youth across Canada are involved in diverse, HIV/AIDS-related programs and projects that are making a difference in their communities – from providing support for HIV-positive youth, to educating youth about risk reduction, healthy relationships, and more, to providing much… View Article
YouthHACK2017: Pitches
This video was produced by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: This event was an exciting opportunity for youth, students, design thinkers, youth workers, and youth sector community members to work collaboratively together to create solutions for complex issues and barriers faced by people and organizations in the youth sector. Five youth organizations… View Article
December 21, 2017
Learning and Leading: A Tool Kit for Youth Development and Civic Activism
This toolkit was developed by the Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: If you work with a youth development organization, you can use this toolkit to enhance leadership opportunities for adolescents both within your organization and in the community. If yours is a civic activist organization working… View Article
The Youth Criminal Justice Act: Summary and Background
This report was published by the Department of Justice, Canada. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: The Youth Criminal Justice Act is the law that governs Canada’s youth justice system. It applies to youth who are at least 12 but under 18 years old, who are alleged to have committed criminal offences. In over… View Article
December 20, 2017
Ready Aim Hire
This podcast was produced by Antoinette Sarpong. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS PODCAST: Statistics can be powerful. Especially when they develop a face and a name. The 2013 unemployment rate for Ontario youth between the ages of 15 and 24 was somewhere between 16 and 17.1 per cent. That’s notably higher than the Canadian average… View Article
December 19, 2017
Interventions for Promoting Reintegration and Reducing Harmful Behavior and Lifestyles in Street-Connected Children and Young People
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 was this research about? This systematic review of research examines the effectiveness of harm reduction and reintegration programs for street-connected children and youth. It is… View Article
Social Integration in Youth: Insights from a Social Network Perspective
Research repeatedly demonstrates the detrimental consequences of social isolation, but little is known of why adolescents lack social integration. Therefore, the present study uses social network analyses to take a unique look at adolescents’ degree of integration. A total of 317 seventh through ninth graders (13.7 years, 162 girls) out of 18 classes reported friendship… View Article
Restorative Justice and the Prosocial Communities Solution
Balanced and restorative justice argues for greater accountability, competency, and public safety through community care of juvenile offenders. Toward these ends, the Prosocial Communities Solution builds an infrastructure around key elements of information sharing, coordinated supervision, and immersion in prosocial activities. Assisted by a clinical, cross-organizational management information system, each community horizontally aligns parents with… View Article
December 18, 2017
Interrupted Childhoods: Over-representation of Indigenous and Black Children in Ontario Child Welfare
This report was published by the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC). HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: The report outlines findings from its public interest inquiry into whether First Nations, Métis, and Inuit (Indigenous) and Black children are over-represented at children’s aid societies (CASs), particularly in admissions into care. Overall, the OHRC’s inquiry found… View Article
December 17, 2017
Assessing the Effectiveness of Toronto Police Services Board’s Youth Initiatives
This report was published by York Centre for Education and Community. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: This project investigates four programs that received financial support from the Toronto Police Services Board (TPSB): the Youth in Policing Initiative (YIPI); Native Child and Family Services of Toronto’s Youth Action; Tropicana Community Services’ Success through Aggression… View Article
December 16, 2017
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