The time is now to advance girls’ rights and health in Canada
By Lauren Hamill (General member, The Young Canadians Roundtable on Health) Content Warning: sensitive topics including gender-based violence and sexual abuse As we reach the end of Women’s History Month, it is important to consider what we can learn from the history of women’s rights and health to ensure that future generations of girls and women […]
Take MLSE’s Change the Game Survey for a Chance to Win Some Great Prizes!
Attention youth aged 6 to 29 (and parents/guardians)! The Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) Foundation has launched the Change the Game research project, an Ontario-wide youth sport census to understand sport/recreation access, engagement, and equity issues. Existing sport equity report cards lack insights for deeper understanding of racial, cultural, geographical, other socioeconomic factors. Our […]
Youth Mental Health During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Devanshi Desai, (General member, The Young Canadians Roundtable on Health) The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a sense of fear and anxiety which has led to short-term and long-term psychological and mental health implications for children and young people. Removal from school and daily routines, social isolation – and sometimes loss associated with illness – […]
Try CANUE’s new prototype tool on built environment
What’s your GoodScore? The Dalla Lana School of Public Health, in partnership with The Canadian Urban Environmental Health Research Consortium (CANUE) has received funding to develop a set of digital tools. These tools will help public and environmental health professionals, urban planners, and the general public easily access, use and contribute to data on healthy […]
Registration for the second YCRH Series webinar is open!
The Young Canadians Roundtable on Health will be hosting their second webinar! Registration is now open for The YCRH Series: Coping with COVID-19 as Youth which will be happening on Monday, March 1, 2021 at 5 p.m. EST and will primarily feature organizations and youth speakers from Ontario including YouthNet/RéseauAdo and mindyourmind.ca. Our speakers will […]
Reflecting on the YCRH’s 2020 and Looking Ahead
By Umayangga Yogalingam, (Co-Executive Director, The Young Canadians Roundtable on Health) 2020 was an interesting year for the Young Canadians Roundtable on Health (YCRH). We were in the midst of planning the annual Sandbox Summit when the pandemic was declared in March 2020 and the Summit had to be postponed. Soon came the ever-familiar lockdown […]
The Canadian Urban Environmental Health Research Consortium (CANUE) is forming an Advisory Committee. Join now!
Help shape the future of online tools bringing urban built environment information and data to Canadians. The Sandbox Project is collaborating with the Canadian Urban Environmental Health Research Consortium (CANUE) and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health are collaborating to develop online tools that will help people easily access, use and contribute to data […]
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction is hosting a World Café for youth
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) is conducting a World Café focused on what youth think about alcohol use and related harms. Youth between the ages of 19 and 25 are invited to participate in this research study and share their thoughts about their understanding of alcohol-related harms and why some youth […]
The effect of COVID-19 on the mental health of Canadian post-secondary students
By Stacie Smith, (Director of Relations and Outreach, The Young Canadians Roundtable on Health) The COVID-19 pandemic has brought on many challenges for post-secondary students. The transition to at-home learning has not been an easy one, which in turn has affected many students’ mental health. A large proportion of young people in Canada attend some […]
Wisdom2Action is Exploring Gaps in Canadian Youth Suicide Prevention Research
Wisdom2Action has been selected by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to implement a project on youth suicide prevention research in Canada. The purpose of the project is to better understand the state of youth suicide prevention research, and to identify gaps in both research and knowledge mobilization, to inform and strengthen the national suicide prevention […]
