The Ethics of Fast Fashion
By Sreejita Das There has been a sudden influx in fast fashion websites, and a large population of people has opted to buy from these sites and stores, due to insanely cheap prices and constant sales. The idea of fast fashion is to create mass quantities of clothes following current trends in the world. Since […]
The YCRH Issues It’s first Policy Brief!
The Young Canadians Roundtable on Health (YCRH) issued its first policy brief in July 2022. The report examines poverty in Canadian youth and the links between poverty and mental illness, comparing rates between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous communities. The findings in the report reaffirm the fact that more needs to be done to meet the needs […]
Policy and Publications
Policy briefs are a summary of an issue, the policy options to deal with it, and some recommendations on the best option. It is aimed at policymakers and others who are interested in formulating or influencing policy. The YCRH wants to keep policy makers accountable to policies and changes that impact children and youth. The YCRH is also a research incubator, in which it houses projects initiated by members and communIty organizations.
Our Canada World Youth Summit Experience
By Raissa Amany and Vidhi Desai After two flights, and one layover later for Raissa, we both landed in a city known as the Paris of the Prairies, or Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Vidhi and I had the amazing opportunity to present at the Canada World Youth Summit on behalf of the YCRH. This gave us a […]
“Resiliency as a pathway of learning” Resilient Kids Canada launches their Website
Resilient Kids Canada has developed a dedicated website to give young people the emotional, social and cognitive skills to navigate through challenges. From a mental health perspective alone, studies have shown that compared to pre-pandemic times, depression and anxiety symptoms amongst children have doubled. The website https://resilientkidscan.org/ offers programs to parents, educators and children that […]
Accessibility and affordability: The status of student food insecurity in Canada
By: Hannah Baillie, Director of Policy, Young Canadians Roundtable on Health The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of our lives. Those with jobs began working from home, often from a dining room table or a makeshift basement office. Children were told not to go to school, or to learn their lessons on Zoom. Seniors became […]
Interested in Youth Prespectives? Partner with the YCRH!
The Young Canadians Roundtable on Health (YCRH) is seeking partnerships with like-minded organizations to give youth a voice and provide consultation and strategies into meaningful youth engagement. Researchers, healthcare organizations and those working in the youth sector interested in learning about youth perspectives on children and youth health and well-being can contact the YCRH at […]
Pride Month!!
By Sreejita Das June officially marks the beginning of Pride month, a month dedicated to celebrating the LGBTQ2S+ community. LGBTQ2S+ is a an acronym used to represent the lesbian. gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and two-spirit community and remaining identities. Recently, the word queer has been used as an umbrella term that encompasses anyone who is […]
“We Care Too:” Youth insights on UNICEF Report Card 17
To mark the launch of UNICEF Report Card 17 on May 24th, The Young Canadians Roundtable on Health (YCRH) held a panel discussion to share youth perspectives on the findings of the report, the state of the environment in Canada today and how youth can be involved in addressing some of these challenges. The panel […]
Culturally Competent Mental Health Care Services
By: Raissa Amany, Executive Coordinator Known as the cultural melting pot, Canada is home to many different ethnicities and backgrounds amongst its population. With its diverse population, Canada comprises 21% of the immigrant population – one of the highest ratios for industrialized Western countries (Pison, 2019). Given the increase of diverse populations in the next […]