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Youth Engagement in Research, Planning, Design & Execution: A Workshop for Social Science Researchers

Posted by GHO Admin on April 15, 2019 in Events

Date: Tues. May 7, 2019 @ 9AM - 4PM
Location: Tupper Theatre B, Dalhousie University


This is a collaborative project in partnership with CAMH, Wisdom2Action, Dalhousie University, Foundry, Frayme, University of British Columbia, ACCESS Open Minds, and McGill University.

Participants will be exposed to the following:

  • Adopt a stakeholder-informed research approach in line with emerging funding priorities
  • Learn how youth engagement can improve research validity, relevance, and impact
  • Work with leading researchers to plan for youth engagement in your project
  • After the workshop, join free coaching sessions to put your plan into practice
Facilitators:
  • Joanna Henderson, Ph.D. Director, Margaret and Wallace McCain Centre for Child, Youth and Family Mental Health, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
  • Emma McCann, Youth Engagement Facilitator, McCain Centre for Child, Youth and Family Mental Health, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
  • Marion Brown, Ph.D. Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University
  • Brandon Mott, Communications Specialist, Resilience Research Centre & Wisdom2Action, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University

Full workshop fee - $40
Discounted workshop fee for participating in a pre-workshop survey - $20
Reimbursement for completing a 6 month follow-up survey - $20

To register, contact lisa.hawke@camh.ca

This project was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.