by Taylor Salisbury | Aug 14, 2023 | Workshop
F6-1: Culture of the North: BIPOC Youth Taking Action Black, Indigenous, (and) People of Colour (BIPOC) youth in Northern communities face unique challenges in accessing cultural education. As a result, there are limited opportunities and spaces for BIPOC youth to...
by Taylor Salisbury | Aug 14, 2023 | Workshop
Mental health services are less available and accessible in rural and northern communities than in urban areas. In Northwestern Ontario, youth access mental health services less often and have longer waits than youth in other areas of the province. This is concerning...
by Taylor Salisbury | Aug 14, 2023 | Workshop
The Knowledge Institute on Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions acknowledges the need to better support the community mental health sector around substance use and addictions. We interviewed 113 individuals (leaders, service providers, young people, and...
by Taylor Salisbury | Aug 14, 2023 | Workshop
Ujima Project is a one-stop model of access to services for vulnerable and isolated young parents and their children. An initiative of the Ontario Association of Young Parent Agencies (OAYPA), Early Childhood Development Hubs have been established in 9 member...
by Taylor Salisbury | Aug 14, 2023 | Workshop
The workshop will focus on three areas: Barriers to access and realities of the child and youth mental health system from the perspective of young people with lived experience (YPWLE). Youth mentors will touch on experiences with depression, anxiety, grief, recovery...
