This month, we kick off spring with newly released CHEQ reports! We are also excited to announce an upcoming webinar in collaboration with First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society — we hope you can join us on April 18!
Just Announced! Webinar with First Call on April 18
Please join us on April 18, along with long-time collaborators First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society, for a webinar entitled Poverty, Childhood Experiences & Well-Being in BC. This event will feature an online presentation and discussion about the newly released 2023 BC Child Poverty Report Card and the relationship between income inequality and children’s daily experiences, development, and well-being. HELP faculty member Dr. Martin Guhn and First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society's Executive Director Adrienne Montani will host the event.
Are you, or someone in your network, interested in working with HELP? We are currently hiring for a number of positions, including two brand new roles with a focus on Indigenous initiatives! We are also seeking a Project Coordinator, a new BC Leadership Chair in Child Development for the Sunny Hill Health Centre, as well as a Reporting and Communications Assistant via UBC's student summer Work Learn Program!
Childhood Experiences Questionnaire (CHEQ) Reports for the 2023-24 school year are now available to access via HELP’s Reports page! Available documents include the CHEQ BC Summary Report 2023, as well as individual School District and Neighbourhood Reports.
Why Children Need Risk, Fear, and Excitement in Play
HELP Director Dr. Mariana Brussoni recently penned an essay for Jonathan Haidt's After Babel Substack, entitled Why Children Need Risk, Fear, and Excitement in Play. Read in full below!
The 27th annual BC Child Poverty Report Card was released by First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society, finding that BC’s child poverty rate increased significantly from the previous year, reflecting the partial withdrawal of the government pandemic income supports for families.
The latest BC Adolescent Health Survey from McCreary Centre Society finds that BC youths are more likely to experience decreased optimism, increased self-harm and fewer connections to school and community.
Dr. Eva Oberle and her research team have been accepted into the Health After 2020 program for 2023/24 for their project that will engage youth and support mental health in the middle years. Learn More
A research cluster led by Dr. Matt Carwana and co-PI Danya Fast (also including other HELP faculty Dr. Emily Jenkins and Dr. Hasina Samji) has received funding from UBC's Research Excellence Clusters Initiative, focusing on child and youth overdose prevention. Learn More
⇒ HELP DATA
A recent release from Representative for Children and Youth BC (RCYBC) cites Monitoring System data and highlights worrisome trends for children and youth in the province. Learn More
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