Research & Reports

Improving the Health of Young Canadians, the first individual report in the Improving the Health of Canadians 2005-2006 Report Series, highlights research relevant to understanding adolescent health and development. Analyzing data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) and the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), this report explores the association between positive assets in adolescents' social environments and their health behaviours and outcomes.

Hands-on guide to participatory evaluation research

For the past several years, many people engaged in on-the-ground work with youth have shown increasing interest in evaluating the effectiveness of their programs. Many more are seeking innovative ways to use evaluation research to advance the work of grassroots organizations involved in social change and social justice. The New Girls' Movement: New Assessment Tools for Youth Programs is designed for youth programs and foundations interested in conducting and supporting a particular research approach -participatory evaluation research.

This wonderful resource is a research guide rooted in the experiences and practices of community researchers, designed to give readers a solid understanding of the community based research process and how it can be applied to enhance research on all levels.

Statistics, affect and cause of substance abuse amond girls and women.

Report on substance abuse among Canadian Youth.

"Performance As a Strategy for Women’s Liberation: The Practices of the Theatre of the Oppressed in Okmeydanı Social Center" by Jale Karabekir

Media Action Média promotes gender equity through media analysis and action. Media Action Média envisions a media environment that respects and reflects people in all their diversity, celebrates their capacity and contribution, and nurtures rather than erodes their self-esteem and opportunities.

A great article from Azmina N. Ladha reflecting on what feminism means in the context of immigrant teenage women's experiences.

by Azmina N. Ladha from CANADIAN WOMAN STUDIESILES CAHIERS DE LA FEMME

VOLUME 20121, NUMBERS 411

A great article from Azmina N. Ladha reflecting on what feminism means in the context of immigrant teenage women's experiences.

This article is helpful for building your learning and to think about the different ways people think about feminism / "women's issues."

Prescriptions of Female Adolescent Sexuality in a Feminist Mentorship Program

Laina Y. Bay-ChengAmanda E. Lewis