Sharing Promising Practices: Supporting Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing

Based on work done by the Children and Youth in Challenging Contexts (CYCC) Network, this course will introduce promising practices for helping vulnerable children and youth. Over the course of 5 weeks, participants will explore seven knowledge syntheses identifying practices most likely to positively influence young people’s lives. Through a variety of interactive methods, this open access course will provide participants with concrete ideas for innovative programming, changes to policy, and the tools to assess the impact of the work they do. Participants who wish to complete the course requirements can register for a citation of completion for a nominal fee. 

Objectives:

• Provide an overview of the most important principles for creating community-based services that improve the resilience of children and youth.
• Provide examples of promising practices for improving the wellbeing of the world’s most vulnerable young people.
• Introduce participants to how they can capture the success of their own programs, and share their promising practices with other providers of children’s services.

Module 1: Introduction and Overview of Knowledge Mobilization (KMb) (April 20 - 26)
Module 2: Technology, Information Seeking Behaviours, and Youth Engagement (April 27 - May 3)
Module 3: Mitigating and Preventing the Effects of Violence (May 4 - 10)
Module 4: Supportive Environments Children Need and Ethical Research with Vulnerable Children and Youth (May 11 - 17)