The SAYCW Thriving Youth, Thriving Communities Report – 2019 Survey Findings was released in November 2020. This report shares important descriptive data – like the percentage of…
As part of the Nêhiyâwiwin Cree Language and Culture Program at the Confederation Park Community School, students attend feasts, ceremonies, powwows and round dances while learning appropriate…
Here’s a press release from the Saskatchewan Health Authority on one of our grant initiatives: Thursday, October 4, 2018 in Mental Health & Addiction Services Life can…
This group was initiated by students who wanted to learn more about Indigenous culture. The Cultural Connections Group would meet every Tuesday at lunch. During this time,…
Here is a testimonial from the project lead of Youth Rising, an educational project on interpersonal violence that the SAYCW grant program funded: Last year I embarked on…
SAYCW was able to sponsor the Rossignol Robotics Team during the school year 2016-2017 through our grant program. Here is an update from this Ile a la…
This school improved the mental health of their students through Mental Health Awareness Movie Nights A movie was selected from a mental health related theme each month (e.g.,…
This grant recipient purchased pedal desks to help students focus, increase physical activity, improve mood and sleep, reduce stress and anxiety, and to improve memory and learning. …
The Heart of the Youth Pow-Wow: Empowering Youth, Strengthening our Community was a youth-led, youth-focused event, which recognized that the heart of any community is only as…
Nutrition in Schools and Daycares For the third year in a row, nutrition workers from across northern Saskatchewan came together to learn new recipes, work on menu…
Support youth and community well-being through the collaborative action of community partners working together. Through evidence, tools and resources, SAYCW supports stakeholders to turn the knowledge gained through the youth health survey into health promoting action.
Youth-focused Mental Health Action Report shines light on challenges and ignites movement for solutions
A new report released this week is bringing attention to mental health challenges faced by more than 10,000 youth across the province—and actions at the grassroots level to ignite change.
This report provides a brief review of the scientific literature on COVID-19 and its effects on youth health, with particular emphasis on mental health. SAYCW shares relevant data from the pre-pandemic, 2019 SAYCW survey – these findings show how stressors and unhealthy behaviours that have been worsened by the pandemic (e.g., worry, connection with others, screen time, etc.) had impacted Saskatchewan youths’ health and well-being prior to the pandemic. Suggested health promotion actions to help mitigate the effects of COVID-19 and improve youth health and well-being are also shared.
