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I’m The One Who Is Looking After My Family: Refugee Youth Brokers, Pre-departure, Orientation, and Settlement In Canada
Refugee youth are a commonly ignored group in refugee literature and Canadian government programming. This paper canvasses the voices of refugee youths and provides a critical analysis of the value of pre-departure training programs. Through interviews with Bhutanese youths in Canada, this research finds that many participants took on very adult roles and responsibilities within their respective families, almost… View Article
October 3, 2017
Promising Healing Practices For Interventions Addressing Intergenerational Trauma Among Aboriginal Youth: A Scoping Review
There is growing recognition in Canada around the role of intergenerational trauma in shaping physical and mental health inequities among Aboriginal youth. We examined recommendations on best practices for addressing intergenerational trauma in interventions for Aboriginal youth. Academic- community partnerships were formed to guide this scoping literature review. Peer-reviewed academic literature and ‘grey’ sources were… View Article
Migration and Young People’s Mental Health in Canada: A Scoping Review
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? Mental health is a significant public health concern. To date, research findings related to the relationship between immigrant youth to Canada… View Article
Learning to Be Illegal: Undocumented Youth and Shifting Legal Contexts in the Transition to Adulthood
This article examines the transition to adulthood among 1.5-generation undocumented Latino young adults. For them, the transition to adulthood involves exiting the legally protected status of K to 12 students and entering into adult roles that require legal status as the basis for participation. This collision among contexts makes for a turbulent transition and has… View Article
October 2, 2017
Racial Healing and Reconciliation Documentary Project
This video was produced by Boston Public Health Commission, Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center, The Kellogg Foundation & Intercultural Productions. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: For the last two years, we have been humbled to bear witness to an incredible youth racial healing project in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighbourhood. As an approach to… View Article
Fact Sheet on HIV and AIDS: Aboriginal Women and Girls in Canada
This factsheet was developed by the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: Almost three decades into the HIV epidemic, Aboriginal women are now bearing a disproportionate share of the burden of HIV infection within the Aboriginal HIV and AIDS infection rates. This fact sheet provides more information on the impact… View Article
October 1, 2017
Working with Children and Youth in Challenging Contexts to Promote Youth Engagement
This report was published by the Children And Youth In Challenging Contexts Network. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: The purpose of this knowledge synthesis report is to explore strategies that have been shown to work at engaging vulnerable and at-risk children and youth nurture resilience, prevent mental health problems, and build a special… View Article
Beyond Intellectual Insularity: Multicultural Literacy as a Measure of Respect
We report on a national survey (942 secondary students, 10 school boards, 5 provinces) that measures what young people know about the histories and the intellectual, political, and cultural legacies of racialized peoples, globally and nationally, and where they learned it (school, media, family, community). Intended as a contribution to, and challenge of, existing frameworks… View Article
Safe At School: Addressing The School Environment and LGBT Safety Through Policy and Legislation
This report was published by the National Education Policy Center (USA). HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: This report describes issues facing LGBTQ youth in school contexts, presents concrete policy recommendations, and then offers recommendations for policy change at local and state levels related promoting inclusion, safety, and wellbeing.
Youth-Centered Approaches to Meaningful Engagement: Part One – Program Design & Development
This webinar was hosted by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE HOSTS DESCRIBE THIS WEBINAR: How can we intentionally and meaningfully engage youth in the design, development, and evaluation of our programs? How can we ensure that our work is youth-centered and reflective of youth voice? Youth programs tell us that meaningfully engaging youth is much harder… View Article
September 29, 2017
Pursuing Dreams: Stories of Refugee and Immigrant Youth in California
This video was produced by Refugee Transitions. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: Pursuing Dreams is a series of stories of overcoming odds. That of survival, resilience, and cross-cultural friendships. Stories in this series will highlight moments where opportunity was unlocked and a challenge overcome. Teens Jyoti, Fatuma, and Win immigrated to the United… View Article
Event Recap: Beyond Measure? Evaluation and Action in Ontario’s Youth Sector
This report was published by Youth Research and Evaluation eXchange HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: This report features highlights from the State of the Youth Sector Report World Café session and feedback shared throughout the day from participants. Read on for strategies and insight on evaluation and action in Ontario’s youth sector.
September 28, 2017
Changing Leaders, Leading Change: Youth Leadership Model
This infographic was created by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS INFOGRAPHIC: A youth leadership development model should consider the formal, non-formal, and informal contexts within which cognitive, affective, and behavioural dimensions of leadership learning occur. Insofar as we should be intentional in our work, we must also recognize that learning is a dynamic… View Article
The Challenges of Partnership in School-to-Work Transition
This paper explores the challenges of partnership through an examination of a high school apprenticeship program in carpentry in Ontario, Canada. Focusing on the relationships between schools, trainers, employers and government, challenges relate to the ability to coordinate the program across institutions, achieve agreement on goals, gain commitment from employers and promote a culture of… View Article
Working Together Against Anti-Black Racism in Ontario’s Youth Sector: Part One
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 first of a two-part webinar series facilitated by Rania El Mugammar to explore how the… View Article
September 27, 2017
Second-Generation Youth’s Belief in the Myth of Canadian Multiculturalism
Second-generation youth in Toronto, growing up in low-income neighbourhoods, interact primarily with other racialized and ethnicized people. Within this environment they do not experience racial prejudice or discrimination, appreciate the cultural diversity around them, and attribute it to Canada’s ideology of multiculturalism. However, they are beginning to realize their own subjectivity in relation to the… View Article
From ‘At-Risk’ to ‘At-Promise’: Supporting Teens to Overcome Adversity | Victor Rios
This video was produced by TEDx Talks. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: Professor Victor Rios’s 2011 book, Punished: Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys (NYU Press), analyzes how juvenile crime policies and criminalization affect the everyday lives of urban youth. He has published on juvenile justice, masculinity, and race and crime… View Article
September 26, 2017
Confined in California: Women and Girls of Colour in Custody
This report was published by African American Policy Forum. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: As home to the largest women’s prison in the nation, California plays a dominant role in the incarceration of women. In 2008, there were approximately 20,000 women incarcerated in the state’s prisons and local jails. In addition, there are… View Article
Youth-led Social Change: Topics, Engagement Types, Organizational Types, Strategies, and Impacts
This paper provides a framework for evaluating youth-led social change. The framework considers: seven topics (e.g., environment, human health and safety, and education); nine engagement types (e.g., volunteerism, research and innovation, and political engagement); six organizational types (e.g., advisory body, social enterprise, and individual); three strategies (socialization, influence, and power); and three scales of impacts… View Article
September 25, 2017
Mic Drop
This podcast was produced by CBC Radio. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS PODCAST: It’s about us. What we’ve been through. What we’re going through. Without any adult interruptions. This is Mic Drop. Teens have a lot to say about this complicated world – are you listening? Mood-swinging, dream-chasing, rule-breaking dramas and adventures. (Because puberty.)… View Article
September 24, 2017
Bullying Experiences Among Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Few studies have investigated bullying experiences among children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD); however, preliminary research suggests that children with ASD are at greater risk for being bullied than typically developing peers. The aim of the current study was to build an understanding of bullying experiences among children with ASD based on parent reports… View Article
September 22, 2017
The Power of Transformative Youth Leadership
This report was published by the The Heinz Endowments’ Education Program. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: To develop an effective organizational and field-building strategy the Endowments’ provided a grant to the Funders’ Collaborative on Youth Organizing (FCYO) to conduct an assessment and make recommendations for building the region’s capacity to engage in youth… View Article
Opportunities in Transition: An Economic Analysis of Investing in Youth Aging Out of Foster Care – Report 3 of 3
This report was published by Fostering Change. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Compared to their peers who have not experienced foster or other government care, youth aging out of care tend to have greater emotional and other challenges as well as less financial, family and other support to draw on as they transition… View Article
September 21, 2017
Benefits of Youth Engagement for Young People
This infographic was created by the Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child & Youth Mental Health as part of their Youth Engagement Toolkit. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS INFOGRAPHIC: Young people will benefit from youth engagement because it… Increases self-esteem Builds new relationships Reduces depressive symptoms Decreases risk of suicide
September 20, 2017
Using Excel to Manage and Analyze Data
This video was produced by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: This is a short lesson on how to use Microsoft Excel to manage and analyze data for your program evaluations. This lesson was designed and narrated by Sidney Shapiro, a research assistant working in YouthREX’s Northeastern Hub.
Putting the Poverty Toolkit to Work: Poverty and Homelessness
This video was produced by New York University Silver School of Social Work. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: The National Association of Social Workers, New York City Chapter (NASW-NYC), New York University Silver School of Social Work, and the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research are partnering to present a provocative, four-panel… View Article
Identifying Barriers: Creating Solutions to Improve Family Engagement
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? Parents’ interest and support in their children’s education can have a huge impact on how well children do in school. Therefore,… View Article
September 19, 2017
What is a School Board Trustee?
This video was produced by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: What is a school board trustee, and how do they serve students and their communities? Not all civics classes will teach you about school board elections, but students have the most to gain from having a great school board trustee. This short… View Article
Willingness to Remain Friends and Attend School with Lesbian and Gay Peers: Relational Expressions of Prejudice Among Heterosexual Youth
In this study, heterosexual students’ willingness to remain friends with peers who disclose that they are gay or lesbian and their willingness to attend schools that include gay and lesbian students were examined among two large middle school and high school samples (Sample 1: n = 20,509; 50.7% girls; Sample 2: n = 16,917; 50.2%… View Article
September 18, 2017
Barriers to Physical Activity for Children and Youth in Ontario
This report was published by Public Health Ontario. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Given the low proportion of Canadian children and youth currently meeting recommended physical activity guidelines, there is a need to identify specific barriers that prevent this population from participating in physical activity. This evidence brief asks: what are the barriers… View Article
September 16, 2017
Seeking Better Outcomes for Youth in Hamilton
This report was published by Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: This report has been prepared by the Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton in partnership with the United Way of Burlington and Greater Hamilton as a resource for addressing youth issues in Hamilton. It has… View Article
Pieces to Pathways: Report to the Toronto Central LHIN
This report was published by Pieces to Pathways. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: The project was funded by the Toronto Central LHIN, and was conducted between December 22nd 2014 and March 31st 2015. The six (6) project staff represented the population i.e. LGBTTQQ2SIA transitional age youth in recovery from substance use (apart from… View Article
Putting Program Evaluation into Practice: Enhancing the Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Program
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? There have been a number of calls to increase youth development opportunities for female youth, particularly those that occur within a… View Article
September 13, 2017
Reframing Need: Asset-Driven Youth Program and Community Development
This webinar was hosted by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE HOSTS DESCRIBE THIS WEBINAR: Asset-driven approaches to youth program and community development align with a positive youth development framework. Rather than taking a needs or deficit-driven approach to solution-framing and planning, taking a positive and strengths-based approach offers programs and community developers a new range of… View Article
Positive Youth Development within a Family Leisure Context: Youth Perspectives of Family Outcomes
Although a variety of recreation programs provide valuable settings for youth development and should continue, the home should be considered the first and perhaps the most essential context for positive youth development. Family leisure experiences are purposely or intentionally planned by invested adults (parents) to create and maintain meaningful relationships and provide supportive opportunities for… View Article
September 11, 2017
Self-Esteem and Body Image | That’s What He Said
This video was produced by SoulPancake. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: Six feet tall. Broad shoulders. A six pack. Hair in all the right places. Media is bombarding men with images of this ‘perfect man’, for whom women line up. In this episode, we take the traditionally female topic of body image and… View Article
September 10, 2017
Youthonomics: Financial Literacy in High School
This infographic was created by GetSmarterAboutMoney.ca (Ontario Securities Commission). HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS INFOGRAPHIC: Against the backdrop of rising post-secondary debt, a recent Investor Education Fund study explored early contributing factors among Ontario high school students aged 14-18. This infographic looks at such factors to increase financial literacy in youth.
Something is Wrong: Exploring the Roots of Youth Violence
This toolkit was published by the Chicago Freedom School, Project Nia & Teachers for Social Justice. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: This is a curriculum that rejects the traditional conceptualization of youth violence as mainly peer-to-peer violence. In order to truly understand youth violence, it must be re-defined as violence in the lives… View Article
September 9, 2017
24 Principles for Working with Indigenous Youth Involved with the Law
This factsheet was developed by YouthREX from content by Trotter, Baidawi & Evans (2015)*. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: The factsheet offers 24 principles for working with Indigenous youth involved with the law, categorized under communication, cultural recognition, environmental awareness, working with families, task-centred practice and role clarification, and casework processes. *Trotter, C.,… View Article
Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect: It’s Your Duty
This factsheet was developed by the Ministry of Children & Youth Services. HERE IS HOW THE AUTHOR’S DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: We all share a responsibility to protect children from harm. This includes situations where children are abused or neglected in their own homes. Ontario’s Child and Family Services Act (CFSA) provides for protection for these… View Article
The World Youth Report on Youth Civic Engagement
This report was published by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: The World Youth Report on Youth Civic Engagement has been prepared in response to growing interest in and an increased policy focus on youth civic engagement in recent years among Governments, young people and… View Article
September 8, 2017
Supporting Positive Outcomes for Youth Involved with the Law in Ontario
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 report reviews literature that helps us to understand how to better support positive outcomes for youth involved with the law…. View Article
September 7, 2017
Reframing How We Work With Youth: Positive Youth Development in Canada
This webinar was hosted by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE HOSTS DESCRIBE THIS WEBINAR: This webinar explores all things positive youth development (PYD), including an overview of the framework, what PYD philosophy entails, and potential strategies for how you can intentionally integrate PYD into your approach to working with youth – whether as a frontline staff… View Article
Northern Girls Research Review: A Compilation of Research on Northern, Rural and Aboriginal Girls and Young Women’s Issues
This report was published by Girls Action Foundation. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: The goal of this research review is to provide resources and information about the realities facing Northern, rural and/or Aboriginal girls and young women in Canada. The goal is to support initiatives that empower girls and young women to become… View Article
Suicidal Ideation in Young Males Living in Rural Communities: Distance from School as a Risk Factor, Youth Engagement as a Protective Factor
Adolescent males living in rural communities are at particular risk for completed suicides. The objective of the present study was to examine geographic isolation and living distance from school as risk factors, and youth engagement in meaningful extracurricular activities and social support as protective factors, for suicidality. These relationships were examined in rural youth (n… View Article
September 6, 2017
Engaging Urban Parents of Early Adolescents in Parenting Interventions: Home Visits vs. Group Sessions
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 what strategies are most effective for encouraging parents to participate in parent-training and support programs. Previous research… View Article
September 5, 2017
The Welcome Path
This video was produced by the Thunder Bay Youth Suicide Prevention Task Force. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: Moving to a new place is always a challenge. Hear what youth have to say about the journey into new places and spaces. From consultation with over 250 youth, we know that the transition to… View Article
Reframing Need: Asset-Driven Youth Program and Community Development
This factsheet was developed by YouthREX from a webinar featuring Alexander Lovell (YouthREX) and Katie Elliot (NORDIK Institute). HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: This factsheet looks at how asset-driven approaches to youth program and community development align with a positive youth development framework. Rather than taking a needs-based or deficit-driven approach to solution… View Article
September 2, 2017
Understanding How Organized Youth Sport May Be Harming Individual Players within the Family Unit: A Literature Review
Within the United States, close to 45 million youths between the ages of 6 and 18 participate in some form of organized sports. While recent reviews have shown the positive effects of youth sport participation on youth health, there are also several negative factors surrounding the youth sport environment. To date, a comprehensive review of… View Article
#KtA2018: Gabrielle Fayant, Indigenous Youth Voices
This video was produced by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: On October 25, 2018, YouthREX hosted our second Knowledge to Action (KtA) Exchange: Data + Stories for Action! Indigenous youth leader Gabrielle Fayant shared the stories of Indigenous youth across Canada in her keynote talk, Indigenous Youth Voices.
Mental Health and Poverty in Young Lives, Intersections and Directions
This paper provides a conceptual synthesis of literature that addresses intersections of mental health, poverty, and school. It is based on a research synthesis for the youth policy framework for Ontario, Stepping Stones. The paper addresses research on challenges involving income inequality, poverty, and mental health that impinge upon school, and examines the enduring ill… View Article
September 1, 2017
Benefits of Youth Engagement for Communities
This infographic was created by the Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child & Youth Mental Health as part of their Youth Engagement Toolkit. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS INFOGRAPHIC: Communities will benefit from youth engagement because it… Encourages intergenerational collaboration and communications Bolsters community development Increases the agency’s responsiveness to community needs Encourages youth… View Article
August 30, 2017
Lifestyle Practices, Psychological Well-Being, and Substance Use among Chinese-Canadian Youth
Lifestyle factors serve an important determinant of health and are critical to youths’ psychosocial development. This cross-sectional survey study aimed to assess the associations between lifestyle practices and mental health and substance use among a sample of 152 Chinese-Canadian youth in the Greater Toronto Area. Findings indicated that youths’ sedentary behaviors are linked to increased… View Article
August 29, 2017
Kaarina’s Story: Arts-Based Mindfulness Group Program
This video was produced by Dr. Diana Coholic. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: Mindfulness is often understood as activity that encourages awareness to emerge through paying attention – on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally – to the unfolding of experience, moment by moment. Despite the challenges that vulnerable young people can… View Article
Tips for College Students: After a Disaster or Other Trauma
This factsheet was developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: This factsheet will help university or college students cope with the mental health effects in the aftermath of trauma. This factsheet will help explain normal reactions, emphasize the importance of talking about feelings, and offer… View Article
Reducing Child and Youth Suicide: Children’s Mental Health Ontario Position Statement
This report was published by Children’s Mental Health Ontario. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: This report outlines the development and implementation of a government-supported, province wide, cross-sectoral strategy to reduce the rate and impact of child and youth suicide in Ontario communities. This strategy embodies a philosophy of resiliency, hope, caring and wellness… View Article
August 28, 2017
Managing Participant Demographics with Excel
This video was produced by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: This is a short lesson on how to use Microsoft Excel to examine participant demographics in your program evaluations. This lesson was designed and narrated by Sidney Shapiro, a research assistant working in YouthREX’s Northeastern Hub.
From the Roots Up! A Report Back from the Youth-Led Forum on Building Safe and Healthy Communities
This report was published by the Grassroots Youth Collaborative. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: From the Roots Up! A youth-Led Forum on Building Safe & Healthy Communities was created to bring youth together form diverse organizations and build partnerships with other youth-led initiatives in the city of Toronto. This forum is seen as… View Article
Respecting Cultural Diversity
This factsheet was developed by the Government of Alberta. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: Ethnic bullying is intending to harm someone because of their race or culture. Bullies who hide behind racially-motivated beliefs and attitudes are still bullies. In fact, law enforcement may consider racially-motivated bullying to be a hate crime and they… View Article
B.C. Child and Youth in Care Week: #YouthInCareAreAwesome!
This video was produced by the Adoptive Families Association of B.C. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: There are so many reasons why B.C.’s children and youth in and from care are awesome. This video, presented from a youth perspective, highlights a few of these reasons.
August 27, 2017
Reducing Risk for Youth Violence by Promoting Healthy Development with Pyramid Mentoring: A Proposal for a Culturally Centred Group Mentoring
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 a model for supporting the healthy development of young Black men based on Afrocentric principles and multi-generational… View Article
Healing & Decolonizing: Bridging Our Communities Toolkit
This toolkit was published by the Legacy of Hope Foundation. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: In 2009, the Legacy of Hope Foundation undertook the Bridging Our Communities Research Project. The fieldwork and gathering of data about promising healing practices and community-based initiatives took place in 2009. The analysis and assembly of the toolkit… View Article
Supporting Healthy and Successful Transitions to Adulthood: A Plan to Prevent and Reduce Youth Homelessness
This report was published by Alberta Ministry of Human Services. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Alberta’s current response to youth homelessness places much of the emphasis on the emergency response. While emergency services are important and necessary, we cannot rely on these as the ‘system’ to deal with youth homelessness. The strategies presented… View Article
August 26, 2017
Addressing Trauma Among Gay, Bisexual and Queer Boys of Colour
This report was published by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: This issue brief is an attempt to highlight the research that has been conducted examining trauma among GBQ boys and young men of color (or GBQBYMOC), as well as the research gaps involving these topics. Throughout this review, GBQ… View Article
August 23, 2017
Quantifying Hope, Philanthropic Support for Black Men and Boys
This report was published by the Foundation Centre. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Black men and boys face: regular experiences with racial profiling, disproportionate rates of arrest and incarceration, lack of educational opportunities, and inadequate job prospects. Amidst these recent activities and movement building efforts, much remains to be done for us to… View Article
August 22, 2017
Emotional Intelligence and Academic Success, Examining the Transition from Highschool to University
The transition from high school to university was used as the context for examining the relationship between emotional intelligence and academic achievement. During the first month of classes 372 first-year full-time students at a small Ontario university completed the short form of the Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i:Short). At the end of the academic year the… View Article
August 19, 2017
Necessary But Insufficient: How Educators Enact Hope for Formerly Disconnected 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 is the research about? In light of systemic discrimination, it has been argued that, to be successful academically, Black students need to be in a… View Article
7 Ways to Make a Difference
This video was produced by the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: 7 Ways to Make a Difference are community-based social movements for positive change in areas such as child welfare, health care, and education for First Nations children, youth, and families, and they provide… View Article
August 16, 2017
Next Gen Men Presents: Wolf Pack
This video was produced by Next Gen Men. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: Next Gen Men’s Wolf Pack program aims to tackle the challenges of social isolation amongst adult men by helping foster social connection and new friendships through vulnerable and supportive conversations around topics of depth.
Civics in Action: Learning that Changes the World
This factsheet was developed by YouthREX from a webinar featuring Sarah Andes (Generation Citizen), Ian Bingeman (Youth Ottawa), and YouthREX’s Lisa Barleben. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: During election cycles, many politicians actively pursue the youth vote because they know that the younger demographic (ages 18-24) typically has low voter turnout. While it… View Article
Long-term Impacts of Supporting All Students Leaving High School to Apply to College or University
This report was published by Social Research and Demonstration Corporation. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: This report presents the latest results from the Life After High School project. The results from the previous Life After High School report (Ford et al., 2013) supported the notion from behavioural economics that relatively small differences in… View Article
August 14, 2017
Youth Development: Issues, Challenges and Directions
This report was published by Public/Private Ventures. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: The Youth Development Directions Project was established in the spring of 1998 as a vehicle for taking stock and charting the issues. This volume summarizes the project’s work. The aim of the project was not to cover all youth, but rather… View Article
August 13, 2017
Suicide in Canada: Current Context
This infographic was created by the Public Health Agency of Canada. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS INFOGRAPHIC: An average of 10 people die by suicide each day in Canada. Of the approximately 4,000 deaths by suicide each year, more than 90% were living with a mental health problem or illness.
Collaborate! Evaluate! Celebrate! Community eXchange
This video was produced by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: This video footage is from YouthREX’s first Provincial Community eXchange on February 25, 2015, held to spark meaningful dialogue on youth experiences within their communities. It covers some of the guest speakers participating in the eXchange, and also includes the reflections of… View Article
August 12, 2017
Mobilizing Homeless Youth for HIV Prevention: A Social Network Analysis of the Acceptability of a Face-to-Face and Online Social Networking Intervention
The objective of the study is to use social network analysis to examine the acceptability of a youth-led, hybrid face-to-face and online social networking HIV prevention program for homeless youth. Seven peer leaders (PLs) engaged face-to-face homeless youth (F2F) in the creation of digital media projects (e.g. You Tube videos). PL and F2F recruited online… View Article
Youth Mentoring: Do Race and Ethnicity Really Matter?
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? Young people benefit from consistent relationships with caring adults. Studies demonstrate that quality mentoring programs result in positive youth outcomes in… View Article
I Don’t Owe You Campaign – Texted
This video was produced by the Avalon Sexual Assault Centre. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: The I Don’t Owe You campaign is a six-part poster and four-part video series created by Avalon Sexual Assault Centre. The campaign was developed by local artist Krista Davis. The campaign is meant for educational purposes, to spark… View Article
August 10, 2017
Trauma and Resilience: An Adolescent Provider Toolkit
This toolkit was developed by the Adolescent Health Networking Group. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: Designed for busy providers, this toolkit addresses a complexity of issues through accessible, user-friendly resources, including screening and assessment tools, evidence-based best practices and promising approaches, and health education handouts for youth/young adults and parents/caregivers. The toolkit series,… View Article
Evaluation as Strategy: Helping to Achieve Your Legacy
This factsheet was developed by YouthREX from a webinar featuring Tanya Darisi (Capacity Canada), Alyssa Gremmen (POSSE Project), and Christa Romaldi (Youth Action Network). HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: Being strategic is about working in a manner that’s directed towards the achievement of specific goals. It’s also about being thoughtful when it comes… View Article
Youth and Lifelong Education: After-school Programmes as a Vital Component of Lifelong Education Infrastructure
This paper argues that after-school programmes need to be considered an essential part of lifelong learning infrastructure, particularly in light of the dominance of the economic discourse in both lifelong learning literature and the initial schooling literature. The paper, which is based upon existing literature, begins by providing an overview of after-school programmes, including their… View Article
August 9, 2017
The Integration of Black Francophone Immigrant Youth in Ontario
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? The Francophone community in Ontario is becoming increasingly diverse, comprising French speakers from many parts of the world. In Ontario, racialized… View Article
Adolescent Career Development in Urban-Residing Aboriginal Families 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 was this research about? Historically, Indigenous youth have tended to fare worse economically when compared to non-Indigenous peers due to the systematic challenges they have… View Article
Housing and Mental Health
This infographic was created by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS INFOGRAPHIC: Housing improves quality of life and is a key component of recovery for people with mental illness. Substandard and unaffordable housing is associated with infectious diseases, chronic illnesses, respiratory infections, asthma, poor nutrition, and mental illness…. View Article
August 8, 2017
They Want to Come to School: Work-Based Education Programs to Prevent the Social Exclusion of Vulnerable Youth
This paper describes and compares exemplary work-based education (WBE) programs in Ontario Canada designed to meet the needs of two groups of vulnerable youth – at-risk youth and youth with severe disabilities. Two focus group interviews were held, one with professionals from exemplary programs designed to meet the needs of at-risk youth and one with… View Article
The Mental Health and Well-Being of Ontario Students
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,… View Article
Effects of Check and Connect on Attendance, Behavior, and Academics
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? Educational attainment and school completion are basic components to ensure the healthy development of children and youth. Research has found that… View Article
August 7, 2017
Street-Involved Youth Needs and Service Analysis
This report was published by The Children’s Aid Society of The District of Thunder Bay. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: The Children’s Aid Society of the District of Thunder Bay conducted a small-scale study which assessed the services available to street involved youth living in city. The aim was to describe the situation… View Article
August 6, 2017
Young Adult Social Networks and Labour Market Attachment
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? Many youth face barriers to employment; racialized youth have significantly higher unemployment rates than non-racialized youth in Canada. This study sought… View Article
Storytelling Narratives: Social Bonding as Key for Youth at Risk
This research used a structured storytelling narrative methodology to capture the lived experience of youth participants to identify effective factors that helped them in three programs in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, California. Thirty-nine youth aged 8-17 participated in two storytelling protocols at their home sites; one was a written narrative of a vivid experience… View Article
Sustaining the Transformation: Improving College Retention and Success Rates for Youth from Underserved Neighbourhoods
Student retention is an issue of perennial interest to educational institutions and is frequently a focus of pedagogical research and evaluation of programming, although some recent literature on factors affecting college student retention recommended attention to academic preparedness and student engagement as key variables influencing college student retention. This study explored the barriers and facilitators of retention and attrition of… View Article
August 5, 2017
Making Schools Safe and Inclusive: Gay-straight Alliances and School Climate in Ontario
Gay-straight alliances (GSAs) have become widespread in Ontario schools and, starting in 2012, all schools are required to permit students to form GSAs. While American research suggests that GSAs have a positive impact on school safety and inclusion, there is little research on the impact of GSAs in Canadian schools. This study, based on a… View Article
A Brighter Future Through Indigenous Prosperity
This video was produced by TEDxToronto. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: Gabrielle Scrimshaw is a young professional with a passion to create social impact. Born and raised in Saskatchewan, Gabrielle is a member of the Hatchet Lake First Nation. She has studied international business and policy in Australasia, Asia, the Americas, and Europe…. View Article
August 4, 2017
The Challenges of Youth Justice in Rural and Isolated Areas in Canada
This report was published by Department of Justice Canada. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: This study was conducted to identify some of the central issues in the delivery of youth justice in rural and isolated areas. Due to the size, population distribution, and cultural diversity of Canada, rural and isolated areas comprise a… View Article
August 2, 2017
A Collective Approach to Eliminate Youth Violence
This report was published by Assets Coming Together For Youth and For Youth Initiative. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: This report advocates for a collective approach between government, private sector, community/social service agencies and city/faith leaders to effectively address the root causes of youth violence. There are some groups of young people who… View Article
August 1, 2017
Bridging Programs: Pathways to Equity in Post-Secondary Education
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? Participation in post-secondary education (PSE) enhances the quality of life and wellbeing of individuals, communities, and societies overall. Unfortunately, certain groups… View Article
True North
This video was produced by Zinnia Naqvi & Melania Liendo. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: True North is a project featuring video interviews with three active members and serving the Indigenous community of Toronto. Landy Anderson has been a child protection worker in several Children’s Aid Societies in Ontario and is also an… View Article
Uprooted Education
This report was published by the FCJ Refugee Centre. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: This report explores how the unique trajectories and social locations of migrant youth with precarious immigration status intersect with access to and involvement in Ontario high schools. Newcomer youth that are marked with less than stable immigration status face… View Article
July 31, 2017
Integrating Life Skills Into Golf Canada’s Youth Programs: Insights Into a Successful Research to Practice Partnership
This article offers insights into a successful research to practice partnership created between the University of Ottawa and Golf Canada, who worked together over the span of two years to integrate a life skills curriculum within two national programs for young golfers:(a) Golf in Schools and(b) Future Links Learn to Play. More specifically, the purpose of this article is to… View Article
Helping Youth in Care Succeed, Influence of Caregiver Involvement on Academic Achievement
The current study examined the influence of the placement on academic outcomes in youth receiving out of home care. A two-level multilevel model was used to partition variance in youth in care’s academic success scores into placement and child-specific levels of influence. Associations between caregiver involvement and academic success in youth in care were also… View Article
Promouvoir la santé mentale: adopter un langage commun
This video was produced by CAMH: Health Promotion Resource Centre. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: How do YOU talk about mental health promotion? There is growing discussion about mental health in Ontario and the way we talk about it matters. This brand new video by the CAMH Health Promotion Resource Centre explains the… View Article
July 30, 2017
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