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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 – […]

Assessment and Treatment of Problem Behaviour in Children and Youth

Free online webinar, presented by Brock University Associate Professor Dr. Kimberley Zonneveld Thursday, March 25 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. EST Problem behaviours among children and youth can be difficult for parents and practitioners to understand and treat. This free webinar presented by Brock University’s Dr. Kimberley Zonneveld will explore that issue while discussing: Specific […]

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 […]

COVID-19 Student Support Network

The COVID 19 Student Support Network is a student-led space for post-secondary students in Canada to share their thoughts and feelings towards the uncertainty and stress around online learning. Students, especially those transitioning from high school to university, face an unprecedented situation with a global pandemic changing their way of learning. The network features COVID-19 […]

Parachute presents: #KnowWhatImpairedMeans

Connecting youth and parents on cannabis impaired driving Thursday, March 11 from 1 to 2 p.m. EST Join Parachute to learn more about the second phase of #KnowWhatImpairedMeans, a public awareness campaign to address attitudes and behaviours around cannabis and driving among Canadians aged 15 to 24. They will cover campaign evaluation, key learnings and […]

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.

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 […]

Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP) 2019-2020 Video & Report to the Community

Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP) is a national knowledge mobilization network on a mission to improve pain management for children. Their first year of operations was a big one, and they’re not putting their momentum to waste. To find out how SKIP is making is making a difference, and how you can become a […]

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 […]