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October 12, 2010

Interested in photography, video-making, blogging and mental health? Then read on about becoming a
Youth Health Navigator!

Job Summary:

We are seeking to hire and train youth who live, work or play in St. Jamestown to be Youth Health Navigators for an 8-week period this fall. In this position you will learn about mental health and work on breaking down the stigma that relates to mental health. You will share information with your community by taking photos, making videos, blogging and in a variety of other ways. Through this position, you will also learn how to help others navigate the Canadian healthcare and health-promotion systems.
Salary: $10.25 per hour. Hours: 8 hours per week (4 hours on Saturdays, 4 hours on weeknights plus two mandatory half-days of training over the weekend at the start of the project)

About Us:

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital, as well as one of the world's leading research centres in the area of addiction and mental. For more info go to: www.camh.net

Youth Voices Research Group (YVRG) is a research unit based at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. We focus on creating health promoting systems for young people by using social media technologies and arts-based strategies. For more info go to: www.youthvoices.ca, www.youth4health.ca

Qualifications:

• An ability to work with people of different ages;
• Some knowledge of, or experience with, mental health promotion and/or the mental health system;
• A willingness to speak to others in order to promote mental health and reduce stigma;
• An interest in sharing personal stories and hearing those of others while maintaining confidentiality;
• Familiarity with basic computer skills and online social networking tools – such as Facebook or blogs
• Good organizational, time-management, and problem-solving skills
• Strong ability to write and speak English (Preference is given to those who also speak additional languages like: Mandarin, Tamil, Tagalog, Hindi, Somali, Vietnamese, Urdu, Korean or Russian);
• Have strong ties to St. Jamestown – this includes living, working and/or playing in the community (south of Bloor St., North of Carlton/Prospect St., West of Parliament St. and East of Sherbourne St.);
• Have strong ties to the “newcomer/immigrant/new Canadian” experience ;
• Have a strong desire to link those in need with relevant health resources;
• Be between the ages of 15 and 30;
• Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or a person to whom refugee protection has been granted under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act;
• Legally entitled to work in Ontario

To apply:

Please email your resume and cover letter to jessica.patterson@utoronto.ca by Friday October 22.

May 28, 2010
The Youth Voices Research Group joined a remarkable collection of passionate creatives and advocates for mental health promotion at Mental Health Camp Toronto this past week exploring ways to engage the public in creating healthier communities.

May 26, 2010
YVRG PI Cameron Norman was recently interviewed by Health.com, one of the leading health portals on the Web, on the topic of Web-assisted tobacco interventions. His interview can be accessed here: http://www.health.com/health/condition-article/0,,20388915,00.html

March 10, 2010
YVRG will be at the 2010 University of Toronto Film Festival! http://youthvoices.ca/node/88

February 9, 2010
Youth Voices Research Group is pleased to announce that the launch of the CoNEKTR (Complexity, Networks, EHealth, Knowledge Translation Research) lunch-and-learn event this Thursday February 11, 2010 from 12-1pm in Room 574, Health Sciences Building, University of Toronto. http://youthvoices.ca/node/80

February 2, 2010
Youth Voices Research Group is awarded grant from the Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion to explore the interconnection between the availability of cigarettes and access to smoking cessation treatment in Ontario. February marks the official launch of the 'ACCESS PROJECT' http://youthvoices.ca/node/79

January 25, 2010
Cameron Norman invited to join the founding board of editors for the Journal of Complexity and Health

December 16, 2009
It is with great pleasure that we announce that Dr. Cameron Norman has been awarded the Dalla Lana School of Public Health Robin Badgley Teaching Excellence Award! Read more http://youthvoices.ca/node/78

August 1, 2009
Coming to a YouTube channel near you! Our youth gambling documentary "Deal Me In" is now available on YouTube

July 30, 2009
The Food4Health Project has launched its social network on Ning. Check it out at http://studentlife-engagement.ning.com

July 7, 2009
Cameron Norman delivers the keynote address at the 2009 Health Promotion Summer School. Slides, photos and videos are up on the new eHealth Promotion social network site at: http://ehealthpromotion.ning.com

July 2009
Cameron Norman's eHealth Literacy Scale paper recognized as Best of the Year by IMIA http://youthvoices.ca/node/27

March 17, 2009
Cameron Norman to address U.S. Institute of Medicine on eHealth Literacy in Washington, DC http://youthvoices.ca/node/31

March 2009
Youth Voices to lead province-wide initiative on fostering young leaders for agrifood innovation http://youthvoices.ca/node/26