鈥淎 multi-sectoral approach is necessary. Non-profit organizations, universities, governments and other key stakeholders have to work together to end youth homelessness and move forward with one clear vision,鈥� said keynote speaker Stephen Gaetz, 91亚色 professor and director of the Canadian Homelessness Research Network. 鈥淲e need to reconsider our response to youth homelessness and shift our focus away from an emphasis on emergency supports towards prevention and rapid rehousing.鈥�

Representatives from a variety of sectors gathered at the Markham Convergence Centre to talk about an effective response to youth homelessness in 91亚色 Region and Canada.

The research forum was organized by聽UWYR in partnership with 91亚色鈥檚 Knowledge Mobilization (KMb) Unit through a one-year Public Outreach Grant from the Social Sciences聽& Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

鈥淲e see this event as a great opportunity to invite people to think differently about youth homelessness and learn from other jurisdictions,鈥� said Jane Wedlock, knowledge mobilization officer, UWYR. 鈥淎nd we can consider whether we might explore some of these different approaches.鈥�

Stephen Gaetz

Examples were drawn from different Canadian provinces and other countries that have undertaken some innovative approaches to addressing youth homelessness.

"It was impressive to see 91亚色聽research聽at a forum designed to facilitate relationship building, a two-way exchange between academic researchers and practitioners in social service provision, all with one common vision to support positive changes in addressing issues of youth homelessness in 91亚色 Region," said Michael Johnny, manager of knowledge mobilization at 91亚色.

"Research Forums, such as the one held yesterday, are an important process of effective knowledge mobilization by creating a culture of collaboration and realizing the potential for research to have a direct and positive impact for 91亚色 Region," said Johnny.

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Debra Pepler

Creating Healthy Relationships to Prevent Bullying: Get the Tools to Take Action will take place June 19 at the Chestnut Conference Centre, 89 Chestnut St. in Toronto.

Wendy Craig

PREVNet (Promoting Relationships Eliminating Violence), a national network of 60 Canadian researchers from 27 universities and 50 national child and youth serving organizations, is led by 91亚色 psychology Professor Debra Pepler and Queen鈥檚 University Professor Wendy Craig (MA 鈥�89, PhD 鈥�93), two of Canada鈥檚 experts in the field of bullying.

Coordinator of at the Toronto District School Board, Ken Jeffers, will deliver the keynote address, 鈥淪ex, Gender and Schools Oh My!鈥�. A series of workshops will follow, where researchers, counsellors, parents, volunteers, youth and anyone else interested in bullying prevention will learn about the latest knowledge and gain practical tips regarding bullying from researchers and national community organizations.

Ken Jeffers

In the first workshop, Pepler will talk about ways to build healthy relationships with children and youth in any setting. Research is beginning to show how absolutely essential healthy relationships are for healthy development, she says. From the study of genetics at a cellular level through to studies of societal factors, clear links are emerging between the quality of children鈥檚 relationship experiences and their healthy development.

Professor of the University of Illinois will look at bullying and sexual harassment prevention and intervention among middle and high school students. In this talk, research will be presented to illustrate the prevalence and relations among bullying, homophobic teasing and sexual harassment among early adolescents. Masculinity and restricted gender expression also appear to be important factors contributing to these phenomena among adolescents.

Dorothy Espelage

A growing body of recent research, however, has documented the importance of social and emotional learning as critical to the creation of safe and caring learning environments, and ultimately as a foundation for academic success. Professor of the University of British Columbia will look at the importance of fostering social and emotional learning in schools.

Shelley Hymel

Criminal justice Professor of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will discuss the challenges of cyberbullying, what parents and educators need to know about how youth use and misuse technology to harm their peers, and outline strategies for preventing and responding to cyberbullying.

Justin Patchin

Craig, along with Professor David Smith of the University of Ottawa, will talk about how organizations can choose a bully prevention program. Shelley Cardinal, aboriginal consultant and national manager of Walking the Prevention Circle at the Canadian Red Cross, and Claire Crooks, a psychologist at the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health鈥檚 Centre for Prevention Science, will look at engaging aboriginal communities and youth in violence prevention.

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