Youth Research Academy: A BC Model for engaging care leavers in community- based research скачать в хорошем качестве

Youth Research Academy: A BC Model for engaging care leavers in community- based research

During this webinar, the presenters discussed the YRA model and shared how their longitudinal study is being used by statutory and non-statutory agencies to help to evaluate and adapt services for care leavers in B.C. A discussion of McCreary’s latest youth group – the Young Indigenous Research Team (YIRT) – was also featured, which has been formed by Indigenous graduates of the YRA to conduct research projects specific to indigenous youth. Recommendations for those seeking to engage youth with care experience in community-based research were also shared with the audience. Webinar Key Objectives: To share the successes and challenges of the Youth Research Academy model; To share results of the longitudinal study of youth transitioning out of care; and To discuss how these results appear to be impacted by the recent extension of supports to care leavers in B.C.