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.