We had another very productive year at HEALYAC. Although our last official meeting took place in May, we remained busy finalizing several additional activities. During the 2025–2026 school year, our members took on many important roles, including: • Podcasters • Grant writers • Media contributors with CBC • Online conference hosts • Researchers (designing, coding, […]
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At our latest HEALYAC meeting, we recorded the third episode of our podcast, focusing on youth mental health. We were grateful to welcome special guest Dr. Jennifer dela Paz, psychiatrist with the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care Program at London Health Sciences Centre and educator at Western University, who shared valuable insights from her […]
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This week’s HEALYAC meeting focused on conducting preliminary qualitative coding of transcripts from our online YAC-YAC session. Members were introduced to qualitative coding by staff co-facilitator Shawna and were tasked with identifying and highlighting key sections of the transcripts that addressed the question: how do youth experience their everyday environments, and how do these experiences […]
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