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Since our inception, research has been a key component of our agency.
CTYS is well known within the social service sector for being at the cutting edge of conducting research on youth trends, including controversial issues such as youth gangs, violence in schools, child abuse, street youth and HIV. Our research has often been broad-based and collaborative. Our goal has been to increase the knowledge of the youth service sector as a whole by sharing information with other stakeholders. At CTYS we also view research as indispensable in the development, assessment and evaluation of programs. Information is a powerful tool to ensure our programs and services continually adapt to meet the needs of young people. We are committed to research because it drives the agency’s innovation. Ways We Can Help CTYS partners with government and other agencies to conduct critical research on a variety of areas involving youth services. CTYS can also assist other agencies to design a framework for the assessment and evaluation of their programs. Getting Feedback Our regular client surveys are very important because it’s an opportunity for youth and their families who use our services to give us first hand input on their experience. Research itself gives valuable feedback because it can underscore the effectiveness of our programs. For example, tracking recidivism of participants is one means of measuring the impact of CTYS’ youth justice programs. Current Research Youth-Gender Action Project (Y-GAP) is a community-based research project between Pride & Prejudice, CTYS, and Rebecca Hammond of Dalhousie University who is funded through the Ontario HIV Treatment Network. The project is committed to understanding and improving the lives of trans youth living in Toronto and across Ontario through identifying gaps in knowledge about their lives and in current program/service delivery. P&P was a fortunate recipient of a 2006 grant from the Lesbian and Gay Community Appeal Foundation (www.lgca.ca). We thank them for their support and recognition of our initiatives. The money was used towards hiring a Peer Research Assistant in keeping with the project’s community capacity-building principles. We are pleased to have Krys McGuire join the Y-GAP team. Highlights of Research Reports Youth Animal Project (YAP) Youth Gangs On Youth Gangs Guideline For The Development of An HIV/AIDS Policy For Youth-Serving Agencies in Canada The Development of Sexual Behaviour Problems in Children and Youth ![]() |
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