Webinar

There is an urgent need to design programs and supports that center and nurture Black youth through a culturally-responsive, Africentric lens. Join Amma Gyamfowa for an exploration of the holistic ... Read more

This one-hour webinar will acknowledge and take close care and consideration of the many complex and challenging ways that suffering and inequities impacts social workers, personally and professionally. We will explore themes of vicarious trauma, self-care, and trauma-informed practice from a social justice lens. In this session, we will reflect on strategies to sustain ourselves ... Read more

Widespread anti-Black racism pervades the criminal justice system, where Black youth are disproportionately represented. Regardless of their age, Black youth are often perceived in the system as agitators to be feared rather than as children in need of protection and support. YouthREX is excited to partner with Sankofa Psychotherapy & Consultancy Group for this online ... Read more

Attend our upcoming Waypoint Talks webinar hosted by Alexandra Campbell & Jamie Robertson to learn about key themes emerging from qualitative research exploring forensic patients’ preferences between forensic hospitals and jail.

We will be joined by Dr. Dawn Lavell Harvard and Anjeni Lovelady from Trent University to introduce the Just Get Over It (JGOI) exercise that the First Peoples House of Learning developed. The JGOI is an experiential learning opportunity that allows participants to learn and understand the timeline of colonialism in Canada and its effects ... Read more

This workshop is created to provide a safe space for allies to begin to understand the history of the Indigenous community. It is also an opportunity to ask questions you feel you could not ask out of fear to possibly be looked upon as racist or discriminatory. You are encouraged to formulate your questions, or ... Read more

Recruiting and hiring peer researchers—individuals with direct experience of a phenomenon under investigation—is widely acknowledged as a best practice in community-based health research. However, there is a notable gap in the existing research literature when it comes to understanding the experiences of peer researchers themselves. In this webinar, you will hear insights from a participatory, ... Read more

This webinar explores moral injury as it relates to social workers and other mental health professionals. It establishes the concept, identifies its impacts while also outlining both individual and organizational approaches to supporting those who experience moral injury. It addresses the impact of the pandemic on social workers and looks specifically at how racialized professionals ... Read more

So often, we hear folks say, “Ugh, we hate evaluation!”, and we understand why! Evaluation can feel confusing, like extra work, disconnected from supporting youth and driven by misplaced accountability. But it doesn’t have to be this way! YouthREX, in collaboration with the Youth Opportunities Fund at Ontario Trillium Foundation, is excited to host a ... Read more

In recent years, communities have been shifting their response to homelessness from a reliance on emergency services to a focus on preventing people from experiencing homelessness altogether. But if we want to address homelessness through prevention, we must be clear on what this means. What systems changes and structural shifts could help to reduce someone's ... Read more