We've heard the pandemic has been difficult for you. We want to support you!

We are running a FREE wellness workshop for teenagers on June 23 at 7PM.

This workshop is a chance to destress, be mindful, try something new, and connect with other teens! We’ve invited a professional artist to walk you through a cool art project using materials you can find around your house. Whether you’re a beginner or pro, we hope this workshop will give you a well-deserved break and a fun hobby to explore!

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ABOUT THE STUDY

WHAT WE AIM TO DO
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RESEARCH

We want to hear about your life!

  • If you live in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and are between the ages of 13 to 19, video chat us to tell us about your experience with COVID-19 and how it has affected your life. Be sure to bring some friends with you too!

  • Join us in completing art workshops

  • Participate to be entered in a draw for 1 of 3 $100 Amazon gift cards

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CREATE SUPPORT RESOURCES

We want your feedback!

  • Using the information you've told us about your experience with COVID-19, we will try to create resources for you, such as apps or activities

  • We want your feedback on them and how we can make them more helpful for you!

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SHARE THE RESOURCES

Using your feedback, we'll share the appropriate resources

  • Information about your experience with COVID-19 and the resources we've developed will be shared with the government, schools, and other researchers to help other teenagers

MAKING A GLOBAL IMPACT
 

The CanTeC-19 is a project within a global network of researchers exploring how COVID-19 is impacting teenagers around the world. The other participating countries are: Ethiopia, India, Ghana, South Africa and the United Kingdom (countries in red on the map). Click on the links to each study's social media pages to learn more about where they are in their research, and what they're doing! Together, the projects are looking at how teenagers are affected in different environments, such as in developed and developing nations, and from different neighbourhoods, and different family and cultural backgrounds in each country.

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WHY RESEARCH CANADIAN TEENAGERS' EXPERIENCE WITH COVID-19
 

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed daily life for all Canadians in many big ways, from the need to follow "physical distancing" guidelines to moving school and university classes online for the last nearly 4 months of the 2019-2020 school year. Since the government's rules change frequently and life has become so different from normal, the pandemic is presenting many new stresses, challenges, and opportunities.

We expect that there will be many changes in teenagers' lives, such as changes in diet, physical activity, social relationships, sleep, and mental health. The study focuses on teenagers because this is a stage of life where people go through many important transitions such as moving from middle school to high school, or entering the paid workforce for the first time, or becoming involved in politics for the first time, or needing more time and support from friends and less from parents.

 

We want to understand how COVID-19 might be changing these important transitions and habits. We also want to use teenagers' own perspectives and ideas as well as ideas from our local connections and partners (e.g. The Art Gallery of Hamilton) to develop ways that we can support teenagers during COVID-19. This may include sending updates about COVID-19 rules that are easier to understand or more exciting to follow, offering ways teenagers can share their thoughts and experiences of the pandemic, or suggesting ways that school programming and resources can better support teenagers.