Open AccessYouth First: A Canadian Youth-led Initiative in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Reah Shin,
Harleen Kaur,
Catherine Howe,
Justin Whitty,
Kyla Quigley,
Regan Katerenchuk,
Victoria E. Bonnell,
Ronglan Cao,
James Liu,
Geoffrey Pearson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the canadian journal of children's rights
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2369-7512
DOI - 10.22215/cjcr.v8i1.3148
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , cyberspace , the arts , reflection (computer programming) , political science , sociology , psychology , the internet , medicine , computer science , virology , disease , pathology , world wide web , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , law , programming language
This reflection writing was co-written by seven young people and three Master of Arts Child and Youth Care (MA CYC) students from Ryerson University. Our writing centres around a Canadian youth-led initiative called Youth First, developed as a MA CYC placement due to the lack of placement opportunities available during the pandemic. Youth First focused on creating safe and interactive spaces in cyberspace for young people during the pandemic. Through this reflection, we hope to share our experiences, accomplishments, lessons learned and overall reflection of being part of this initiative during a global pandemic.