Statement for Transgender Day of Remembrance
This Transgender Day of Remembrance we honour the lives lost and harmed by transphobia. We bring attention to the violence that continues to threaten transgender and gender diverse lives.
Just Launched: Being Safe, Being Me 2019 Resources
English: Our team has just launched a suite of resources that feature findings from the Canadian Trans and Non-binary Youth Health Survey. These resources are available in English and French. Français: Notre équipe vient de lancer une série de ressources qui présentent les conclusions de l’Enquête canadienne sur la santé des jeunes trans et non-binaires. Ces ressources sont disponibles en anglais et en français.
Join us for a webinar and live Q&A as we share results from the Canadian Trans & Non-binary Youth Health Survey.
On November 17, we will share some of the key findings from the Canadian Trans & Non-binary Youth Health Survey. Following the presentation, we will answer your questions during a live Q&A session. Please sign up now to claim your spot in the webinar.
Today We Honour Orange Shirt Day
Today is Orange Shirt Day, a day to “honour the children who survived the Indian residential schools and remember those who didn’t.” It’s important that we bring awareness to Orange Shirt Day today and that we work every day to acknowledge and learn about health equity for Indigenous and Two-Spirit youth.
Statement on Shut Down Academia
The Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre (SARAVYC) at UBC stands in solidarity with the Black community and supports the efforts of our colleagues in participating in #ShutDownSTEM on June 10, 2020.
In Response to COVID-19
As we practice social distancing, our team continues to work on important research and is available for communication at saravyc@nursing.ubc.ca.
Join Us on March 4 for a Learning Lunch with the SARAVYC Bunch
Join the SARAVYC team for a lunch & learn on March 4 presented by Helen Uche Okoye. Bring your own refreshments and note-taking tools, and we’ll provide the pizza! Helen will be presenting about the trends in racism among African-Canadian Adolescents in British Columbia.
Meet Our New Managing Director
We’re pleased to welcome Dr. Ronita Nath as our new Managing Director at SARAVYC . Ronita will be leading the team to develop real world interventions and support the development of evidence-based recommendations for government, schools, and health professionals to reduce health inequities for marginalized youth.
Video resources for East Asian parents recorded in five languages
We’re excited to announce that we’ve just launched a series of video resources for East Asian parents. It’s a family guide for supporting teen sexual orientation filmed in five languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, and English.
LGBTQ+ Students in Ontario: 12 Evidence-Based Facts
This fact sheet presents research findings about 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and their cisgender and heterosexual peers in Ontario, Canada, and beyond.
