How do youth and young adults deal with life’s challenges?

Summary

We want current and former clients (ages 12 to 29), and parents/guardians (any adult family member in a caregiving role) and service providers of current and former clients ages 12 to 29 to do an interview about how young people deal with life’s challenges.

Researcher(s)

Dr. Gillian King, Dr. Emily Nalder, Dr. Lisa Chiarello, Dr. Matthew McLarnon, Dr. Yukari Seko, Dr. De-Lawrence Lamptey, Dr. Michelle Nelson, Dr. Michelle Servais, Dr. Sarah Munce, Dr. Kate Einarson

Call to action

Are you a youth or young adult, parent/guardian, or service provider of Holland Bloorview OR March of Dimes Canada (Greater Toronto Area - GTA) OR Thames Valley Children's Centre (TVCC)? Consider participating in our study.

Who can participate

The following people from Holland Bloorview OR March of Dimes Canada (Greater Toronto Area - GTA) OR Thames Valley Children's Centre (TVCC):

Current or former clients aged 12 to 29 (Holland Bloorview: who receive or have received therapy services and are outpatients or day patients) OR
Parents/Guardians (any adult family member in a caregiving role) of current or former clients aged 12 to 29 (Holland Bloorview: who receive or have received therapy services and are outpatients or day patients) OR
Service Providers who work with clients aged 12 to 29, and have 5 or more years of experience in pediatric rehabilitation (Holland Bloorview: and provide therapy services to outpatients or day patients)

Funding agency

CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)

What's involved

You will do one interview with one researcher. It will be about an hour long. This can be in-person/face-to-face, or done by webcam using Zoom, or done over the phone.

Participants will receive a token of appreciation.

Deadline

Friday, May 01, 2026

Interested in participating

If you are interested in participating in this study or have additional questions, please contact Madhu Pinto at mpinto@hollandbloorview.ca/416-425-6220 extension 3516.