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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
January 31, 2018
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
Multiculturalism as a Dimension of School Climate: The Impact on the Academic Achievement of Asian American and Hispanic Youth
Multiculturalism constitutes an important element of school climate, but the relation between perceived multiculturalism and academic achievement has not been widely studied. This study examined the influence of students’ perceptions of school support for multiculturalism on academic achievement among 280 Asian American and Hispanic youth, including ethnic identity and ethnocultural empathy as potential mediators. Results… View Article
December 14, 2017
Making the Connection: Engaging Young Women in Community Youth Programs
For the past 10 years, the Jane-Finch Centre’s Youth Department has run a community space called The Spot-Where YOU(th) Want To Be. Conveniently located in a central community location, programming at the Spot includes: drop-in services, socio-recreational and education programming, a youth studio, immigration settlement support, and gender-specific programming by way of a young women’s group, and young… View Article
December 13, 2017
Current Approaches to Aboriginal Youth Suicide Prevention
This report was published by the Culture and Mental Health Research Unit (CMHRU) of the Jewish General Hospital. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: This report was undertaken under contract with Health Canada First Nations Inuit and Health Branch as part of the National Aboriginal Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy. The aim was to review… View Article
December 12, 2017
Sparks: How Youth Thrive | Peter Benson
This video was produced by TEDx. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: Peter L. Benson, president and CEO of Minneapolis-based Search Institute, is one of the world’s leading authorities on positive human development. Dr. Benson is the author or editor of more than a dozen books on child and adolescent development and social change,… View Article
December 11, 2017
Working Together Against Anti-Black Racism in Ontario’s Youth Sector: Part Two
This webinar was hosted by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE HOSTS DESCRIBE THIS WEBINAR: How can Ontario’s youth sector work against anti-Black racism to create a more equitable Ontario, eliminating systemic, race-based disparities for Black children and youth? This is the second of a two-part webinar series facilitated by Rania El Mugammar to explore how the… View Article
December 9, 2017
Measuring Outcomes: a Review of Interprofessional Collaboration in Schools
Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) is widely invoked as a means to enhance health and social care and improve educational opportunities of children’s learning and development. The call to mobilize professional resources and political power to develop new ways of working together is strong and part of a Comprehensive School Heath framework – familiar to health and… View Article
Strategic Opportunity: Environmental Scan
This report was published by the Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: BGCC conducted an environmental scan of strategic opportunities to help us with our organization’s strategic planning process. The report looks at trends, demographic and technological shifts that are relevant to child and youth serving organizations. Changes… View Article
December 7, 2017
Say Her Name, Resisting Police Brutality Against Black Women
This report was published by the African American Policy Forum. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Despite their marginalization in contemporary efforts to challenge anti-Black racism and police brutality, Black women and girls continue to lose their lives to racially-motivated violence. The nation has been left reeling in the wake of the June 17th… View Article
Stepping Stones: Early Adulthood Physical Development
This factsheet was developed by the Ministry of Children & Youth Services. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: 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 how youth develop… View Article
December 5, 2017
“Not Just Francophone”: The Hybridity of Minority Francophone Youths in Canada
Minority francophone youths in Canada are expected to carry the future of francophone communities but they are also attracted by the opportunities available within the dominant (Anglo-Canadian, North American) cultures. In the face of these assimilative pressures, regional and provincial francophone organizations in Ontario, Alberta and the maritime provinces sponsor annual summer games bringing together… View Article
Supporting Trans Youth Wellbeing
This webinar was hosted by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE HOSTS DESCRIBE THIS WEBINAR: Transgender youth experience significant barriers to wellbeing. We were joined by Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc, from the Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre (SARAVYC), and Jay Jonah, Master of Social Work student at York University and YouthREX Research Assistant, to discuss recent… View Article
December 3, 2017
Social Changemakers Action Kit
This toolkit was published by Harmony Movement. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: The Social Changemakers Action Kit is designed to make creating change in your school and community a little easier. We know as students you have a lot on your plate already, but as young leaders who are dedicated to social change,… View Article
What Young People Need to Thrive: Leveraging the Strengthening Families Act to Promote Normalcy
This report was published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Young people in foster care often understand why they entered the system. They usually can make sense of the complexities that prevented them from remaining in their homes. But what may be hardest for these young people to… View Article
December 2, 2017
The Kit: A Manual By Youth to Combat Racism Through Education
This toolkit was published by the United Nations Association in Canada. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: This youth-developed, anti-racism toolkit emerged from Youth Forums Against Racism that took place across Canada. The project was sponsored by the United Nations Association in Canada. The kit has three sections, all addressing racism: Information, Tools, and… View Article
Assembly of First Nations: Youth Income Assistance Toolkit
This toolkit was published by the Assembly of First Nations. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: This toolkit gives tips and advice to First Nations youth on education, budgeting, alternatives to social assistance, employment, and training opportunities.
Translating Evidence into Practice: Supporting the School Performance of Young People Living in Residential Group Care in Ontario
This paper provides an overview of an on-going ‘research-to-practice synthesis’ project that explores the education and learning supports provided to youth in residential group care in Ontario. The project is focused on how group care programs support the education and learning of youth in the context of the residential program itself, since there is already… View Article
Providing Structured Pathways to Guide Students Toward Completion
This report was published by WestEd. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Many students arrive at community college without clear goals for college and career. Once there, they often receive little guidance prior to matriculation, do not meet with an advisor at the college, and accumulate many course credits that do not count toward… View Article
November 30, 2017
I Am a Witness
This video was produced by the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: From February 13 to 15, 2012, there was an appeal at the Federal Court in Ottawa, Ontario, for the First Nations child welfare case. The complaint was filed to the Canadian Human Rights Commission in… View Article
An Uncaring State? The Overrepresentation of First Nations Children in the Canadian Child Welfare System
Aboriginal activists and agencies have repeatedly called for a paradigm shift from intervention to prevention; initiatives to accomplish this have produced mixed results. The Enhanced Prevention Focused Funding Approach replaced Directive 20-1; however, recent reviews of this model noted many of the same problems being replicated, particularly with respect to operational costs and the absence… View Article
November 29, 2017
Artful Anti-Oppression: A Toolkit for Critical and Creative Change Makers, Volume 2: Ism’s
This report was published by the AVNU. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: This text proposes that anti-oppression principles and practices should be woven into our personal and social values. In fact, it may likely help you to be a better colleague, neighbor, friend, partner and change maker all around. Ideally you’ll feel inspired… View Article
Concurrent Mental Health and Substance Use Problems among Street-involved Youth
Among marginalized populations, homeless adults are known to have elevated rates of mental health and substance use problems compared to the general population, but less is known about their youthful homeless counterparts. While few studies currently exist, what research has been conducted among street-involved youth has confirmed high rates of comorbidity among this population. However,… View Article
Coming Back Home: The Reintegration of Formerly Incarcerated Youth with Service Implications
More than 100,000 youth return each year from some form of detention in a juvenile justice facility to families and communities with needs of their own. Despite information about the offense types and general demographic characteristics of detained youth, less is known about the needs and experiences of youth as they prepare to re-enter the… View Article
November 27, 2017
Without Denial, Delay, or Disruption: Ensuring First Nations Children’s Access to Equitable Services Through Jordan’s Principle
This report was published by Assembly of First Nations. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Jordan’s Principle is a child-first principle intended to ensure that First Nations children do not experience denials, delays, or disruptions of services ordinarily available to other children due to jurisdictional disputes. This report presents the results of two studies… View Article
The Mental Health Strategy for Canada: A Youth Perspective
This report was published by the Mental Health Commission of Canada. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Working together to change the system! The Mental Health Commission of Canada’s (MHCC) Youth Council has created a youth version of Changing Directions, Changing Lives: The Mental Health Strategy for Canada. The Mental Health Strategy for Canada:… View Article
November 26, 2017
The Autism Parent Resource Kit
This toolkit was published by the Ministry of Children & Youth Services. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: The goals for this Parent Resource Kit are: To increase the understanding of parents and caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and introduce the range of programs and supports available across Ontario. To increase… View Article
November 25, 2017
Are All Sport Activities Equal? A Systematic Review of How Youth Psychosocial Experiences Vary Across Differing Sport Activities
This study analyzes models of sport development that often assume a young athletes’ psychosocial experiences differ as a result of seemingly minor variations in how their sport activities are designed (eg, participating in team or individual sport; sampling many sports or specializing at an early age). This review was conducted to systematically search sport literature… View Article
Creating Spaces for Young Quebecers: Strategic Orientations for English-speaking Youth in Quebec
This report was published by Quebec Community Group Networks. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Over the past decades, Francophones in Quebec have taken formal steps to preserve and promote their language and culture. To most English-speaking youth growing up in Quebec today, this makes sense and we agree that steps should be taken… View Article
November 24, 2017
Sexual Abuse Among Homeless Adolescence: Prevalence, Correlates and Sequelae
This report was published by the US Department of Health & Human Services. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Over the past two decades, there has been increasing recognition that runaway and homeless youth (RHY) constitute a vulnerable population that faces a multitude of problems while away from home and, often, difficulties of equal… View Article
Inclusive Anti-bullying Policies and Reduced Risk of Suicide Attempts in Lesbian and Gay Youth
To evaluate whether anti-bullying policies that are inclusive of sexual orientation are associated with a reduced prevalence of suicide attempts among lesbian, gay, and bisexual youths. A total of 31,852 11th-grade public school students (1,413 lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals; 4.4%) in Oregon completed the Oregon Healthy Teens survey in 2006-2008. The independent variable was… View Article
Four Things to Avoid in Mentorship Programs for Black Youth
This factsheet was developed by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: This factsheet was developed by summarizing a review of research literature on mentoring Black youth.
Not Too Late: Improving Academic Outcomes for Disadvantaged Youth
There is growing concern that improving the academic skills of children in poverty is too difficult and costly once they reach adolescence, and so policymakers should instead focus either on vocationally oriented instruction or else on early childhood education. Yet this conclusion might be premature given that so few previous interventions have targeted a key… View Article
November 23, 2017
HIV/AIDS in Canada
This infographic was created by CATIE. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS INFOGRAPHIC: This colourful infographic poster illustrates recent statistics and information on HIV/AIDS in Canada. This infographic is based on 2014 estimates from the Public Health Agency of Canada.
November 21, 2017
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