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Government of Canada invests in research to inform better youth mental health and wellness services across the country
From: Canadian Institutes of Health Research September 2, 2025 Young people across Canada are facing unprecedented challenges with their mental health and wellness. Too often, the services they need are fragmented, difficult to access or not designed with them in mind. Indigenous youth continue to experience significant gaps in care. To address these urgent challenges, […]
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Nunatsiavut to Nunavik: 25 Years of Learning, Connection, and Youth Empowerment
GATINEAU, QC, July 08, 2025– In celebration of its 25th anniversary, the Students on Ice (SOI) Foundation sets sail on its latest educational expedition on July 12, bringing together 22 youth from around the world for a transformative journey from Nain, Nunatsiavut, to Kuujjuaq, Nunavik. From July 12–27, 2025, aboard the Mi’kmaq-owned icebreaker Oqwatnukewey Eleke’wi’ji’jit […]
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International Impact – Cree youth celebrate JBNQA anniversary at United Nations – Penticton Herald
May 15, 2025 Patrick Quinn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Nation Cree youth delivered a powerful presentation to a capacity crowd at the recent United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York. The side panel, coming on the 50th anniversary of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, highlighted their experience being born […]
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Cree youth trek over 100km along Hudson Bay coast – CBC
Apr 06, 2025 Cree youth learn to live on the land on 8-day winter journey Youth from across Eeyou Istchee walked 110 kilometres across the Hudson Bay coastline in Northern Quebec during this year’s Regional Winter Youth Journey. “I learned that our past was much harder than now,” said Aydon Hester from Waskaganish, Que. He […]
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MMBC’s Engagement for the Youth – MMBC
April 2, 2025 Mi’gmawei Mawiomi Business Corporation (MMBC) is committed to supporting the next generation of leaders within our Mi’gmaq communities. Through initiatives such as career fair participation, educational contests, site visits, scholarships, and engaging educational materials, MMBC helps youth gain the skills and knowledge needed for future success. Career Fairs MMBC participates in local […]
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With new youth centre in Kangiqsujuaq opening, there’s still work for Nunavik, director says – Nunatsiaq News
Mar 19, 2025 Nunavik Youth Houses Association works to ensure region’s communities have spaces for youth The Nunavik Youth Houses Association celebrated its 20th anniversary with the completion of a brand new youth centre in Kangiqsujuaq. Youth houses are “very important,” the association’s director general Tuniq Ningiuruvik said in an interview from his home in […]
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Canada Summer Jobs: 70,000 new job opportunities for youth on the way this summer
From: Employment and Social Development Canada March 5, 2025 For many young people, a summer job is a key milestone on their path to a successful future. It allows them to learn new skills, build confidence and explore their career interests, all while putting money in their pockets to help pay for education and living […]
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Bell Let’s Talk Day 2025 to Prioritize Youth Mental Health as Young Canadians Face Growing Crisis
MONTRÉAL, Oct. 10, 2024 – As a new comprehensive national report released today by Mental Health Research Canada (MHRC) shows there is a growing mental health crisis among young Canadians, Bell announced it will prioritize youth mental health on Bell Let’s Talk Day (January 22, 2025) and will launch a text-to-donate campaign with 100% of […]
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Follow-up on the Viens Commission’s recommendations – The Protecteur du citoyen announces a report on youth protection in Indigenous communities
QUÉBEC CITY, Sept. 30, 2024 On the fifth anniversary of the tabling of the report of the Commission of Inquiry into relations between Indigenous and certain public services in Québec: listening, reconciliation and progress (Viens Commission), Ombudsperson Marc-André Dowd announced that he would produce a thematic follow-up on the Commission’s impact on youth protection in […]
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$1.45M to boost Indigenous youth mental health services – McGill Reporter
August 29, 2024 A national initiative to bolster Indigenous youth mental health services across Canada has secured $1.45 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). McGill psychiatry professor Srividya Iyer and Lakehead psychology professor Christopher Mushquash are leading this five-year project, the ACCESS Open Minds Indigenous Youth Mental Health and Wellness […]
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