Partnering with UNICEF
In this project, we aim to understand youth’s perceptions and experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are inviting children and youth, from ages 10 to 13, and 14 to 19 years of age, to participate in a research project on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their well-being. These young people will participate in discussion groups to share all the different ways, good and bad, that the pandemic has affected their lives. We will also ask participants to give us their recommendations for what they believe government should do, to help support young people when situations like this happen. We are interested in hearing from all types of children and youth, and especially from those young people whose lives might have been really changed by the pandemic.
This project is part of a larger, international project, led by UNICEF in Italy. This same research project is taking place in Canada, Italy, and in sub-Saharan Africa as the goal is to compare the findings. Together, we will learn more about young people's views on the pandemic, and their recommendations for governments and policy, across the world.
Sarah, a fourth year neuroscience and criminology student and research assistant, has been working with UNICEF on this project as part of her Honours Thesis. Sarah has been conducting focus groups with youth to collect data. Her research will help to inform a more global perspective on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
For more information on UNICEF, their current projects, and up-to-date research, check out their website at https://www.unicef.org.
This project is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and that it is in collaboration with the Student's Commission and Brock University.
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