Importance of Youth Voices in Health
The Importance of Youth Voices project seeks to understand the current, on-the ground landscape of what works and what doesn’t when it comes to youth engagement in health spaces across Canada. This project was inspired by an evaluation that the Students Commission of Canada did on the YCRH in 2019, looking at some of the promising practices the YCRH was engaging in within the youth health space.
Promising Practices
The Sandbox Project partnered with the Centre of Excellence for Youth Engagement at the Students Commission of Canada to evaluate and reflect on the YCRH in its fifth year.
Asthma Canada Uncovers Far-Reaching Impacts of Asthma
On World Lung Day, Asthma Canada has announced the release of A Snapshot of Asthma in Canada, its inaugural Annual Asthma Survey Report. The report reveals that issues such as difficulty with accessing medication and lack of proper asthma management are leading to regular disruptions to the day-to-day lives of Canadians with asthma. Moreover, people […]
IHDCYH Talks Video Competition
The CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (CIHR-IHDCYH) is pleased to announce the 2019 round of their IHDCYH Talks video competition with a first place prize of $3,000. It’s time to get creative! The competition is a unique opportunity to submit a short video (<5 minutes) with an evidence-based message in the area of maternal, reproductive, […]
Rainbow Youth Health Forum
Source: Mental Health Commission of Canada Creating Safer Spaces for 2SLGBTQ+ Emerging Adults in Health Care Building on the MHCC’s Youth Strategy, the forum provided a platform for Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (2SLGBTQ+) emerging adults to amplify their voices about their experiences in the health care system. Read The Report Watch The […]
A Vote for Every Child
Source: UNICEF Canada We are the True North, strong and free. Part of that freedom is the democratic right to vote – and our next federal election is right around the corner. In fact, our federal parties are determining their key priorities for the future of Canada and Canada’s role in the world as we […]
LGBTQ2+ Youth Priorities for Addressing Gender-Based Violence
Support National Injury Prevention Day July 5
Please join Parachute on July 5 as they launch their third annual national injury prevention awareness campaign. Landmarks across the nation from Vancouver to Halifax are “lighting up green” to shine a light on this crucial health issue, the leading cause of death for Canadians age one to 44. Their date has been recognized by Health Canada […]
W2A Toronto: Reconciliation 150 & Youth (Toronto, ON)
Central Toronto, ON (TBC) October 14, 2017 (Saturday) 12:00-6:00 p.m.Free event for youth (Refreshments provided) Description Bringing youth together to discuss how to mobilize for reconciliation Share promising practices for youth working together to promote well being Come with your experience, wisdom and passion to share Facilitated by the W2A Youth Advisory Committee of Wisdom2Action. Support from […]
The Sandbox Youth Partnership Research Project: Call for Letters of Interest
The Sandbox Project invites Letters of Interest from individuals and organizations that work in research, evaluation and knowledge mobilization to formally collaborate in a project to analyze and evaluate the youth-led initiatives of the Young Canadians Roundtable on Health (YCRH), and to generate evidence-based promising practices for youth-adult partnerships and youth engagement in the context […]
