Youth Health Systems Research

Health-systems research that supports a sense of identity, belonging, and protection for young people in spaces for health and community care.

Investments in adolescent health and wellbeing bring a triple dividend of benefits now, into future adult life, and for the next generation of children.

Our future: A Lancet commission on adolescent health and wellbeing
Establishing systems for the training, mentoring, and participation of youth health advocates has the potential to transform traditional models of health-care delivery to create adolescent-responsive health systems.

Our future: A Lancet commission on adolescent health and wellbeing

Coming of Age

Supporting culturally appropriate coming-of-age resources for urban Indigenous youth in care on Vancouver Island: (Re)connecting with self-determined health and wellness

Healing Grief

Taking action on grief experienced among health providers at the Victoria Youth Clinic Society

Research Projects

Understanding Pathways

“Understanding Pathways” means learning from youth what the mental health and substance use pathway looks like now in the City of Victoria, and envisioning together what we want it to be.

Planting Seeds

Planting the seeds for a culturally centred intervention for Indigenous youth with substance use challenges: Adapting the Native Wellness Assessment Tool to Indigenous communities on Vancouver Island

Integrating Midwifery

Pilot integration of two Indigenous midwives into the Victoria Youth Clinic Society - a comprehensive youth-oriented primary care clinic.

Learning from HIV Olders

Learning from the Olders: Supporting Indigenous youth leadership and HIV advocacy