Report Launch – “Students feel safer here, and more included:” Evaluation of SOGI 123 in BC
The report is a mixed-methods evaluation of the SOGI 123 program in BC. In the 2016-2017 school year, the SOGI 123 initiative and resources were developed to help reduce discrimination and bullying and improve inclusion for 2SLGBTQ+ youth in BC schools. The report focuses on two key areas: understanding how SOGI 123 has affected bullying […]
Report Launch – The Well-Being Gap: Highlighting challenges and supports for gender-diverse youth health in BC, 2018-2023
The Well-Being Gap: Highlighting challenges and supports for gender-diverse youth health in BC, 2018-2023 provides a profile of the health of gender-diverse youth in British Columbia (BC). The report is a collaboration between researchers at SARAVYC and the McCreary Centre Society and uses data from the 2018 and 2023 BC Adolescent Health Survey (BC AHS), which […]
Renée Woodward
Renée Woodward Research Assistant she/her/hers Renée Woodward holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of British Columbia. Her research focuses on sexual health, gender-diverse youth, forensics and mental health. Renée has collaborated with BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services Research Institute investigators on research relating to forensics and risk assessment for […]
Migration Integration in the mid-21st Century: Bridging Divides – Immigrant Health and Well-Being
To address immigrant health disparities, timely evidence-informed, equity-based, and community-engaged policy solutions are urgently needed. In this project we will be using population-based analyses and mixed methods contextual analyses to explicate preventable health inequities experienced by immigrant communities in Canada. Our consultation with BC, AB, and ON migrant community partners, the national CIHR Youth Health […]
Daniel Ji
Daniel Ji, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Fellow he/him/his Daniel Ji received his PhD in social work with a sub-specialization in Measurement, Evaluation and Research Methodology from the University of British Columbia in 2023. He has since completed a postdoctoral fellowship on the healthcare information needs of trans, Two-Spirit and nonbinary youth and is currently a postdoctoral […]
Ley Fraser
Ley Fraser, B.S.C., M.A. Ley Fraser (they/them/Mx.) is a research assistant at SARAVYC, joining the team in September 2022. They are an alum of the University of Northern British Columbia (Bachelor of Science, Honours, ’13, Master of Arts, ’17) and the University of Manitoba (Master of Arts, ’18), and a candidate in Sociology at the […]
The health and wellbeing of Indigenous adolescents: a global collective for an equitable and sustainable future
Excerpt Indigenous peoples, comprising almost 500 million individuals from across 90 countries, hold the longest continuous cultures on this planet.1 Despite the negative impacts of colonisation, Indigenous peoples have survived and continue to nurture and live their Indigenous knowledges, languages, and cultural practices. Indigenous peoples have made substantial contributions to global health… Global Collective for […]
In This toGether: #TranscendentHealth – Adapting an LGB+ inclusive teen pregnancy prevention program for transgender boys
The project will adapt Girl2Girl (a text messaging-based teen prevention pregnancy program (TPP) program designed for cisgender sexual minority girls) to create #TranscendentHealth, a gender inclusive TPP for transgender boys. The adaptation will build upon our prior success of Girl2Girl by updating the content so that it addresses the important social and structural influences of […]
Adi Ferrara
Adi Ferrara, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Fellow she/her/hers Adi Ferrara received her PhD in Health Sciences at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. She previously worked for the HIV Vaccine Trials Network in Seattle, Washington (USA), where her passion for tackling healthcare disparities in the 2SLGBTQ+ population was first ignited. Her PhD study concentrated […]
Yeshvi Mehta
Yeshvi Mehta, BSc Research Assistant she/her Yeshvi Mehta (she/her) holds a Bachelor of Sciences in Integrated Sciences with a focus on Global Health & Physiology from the University of British Columbia. With a deep-rooted passion for community health and research, Yeshvi’s professional journey spans diverse experiences in clinical research, project management, and community engagement within […]
