How to CREYATE Partnerships in Research with Young People
Synopsis: Are you looking to establish a youth reference group for your research? Want to learn how to work effectively with young people in research? This webinar will give you the tools and insights you need! In this session, the Centre of Research Excellence for Driving Global Investment in Adolescent Health (CRE) Youth Advocates Team (CREYATE) will guide you through the essential phases of engaging young people in research. You’ll leave the session with:
- An understanding of the importance of involving young people in research.
- Practical knowledge on how to establish and sustain meaningful partnerships with young people.
- Insights on how to create an environment of trust and build effective youth partnerships.
- Tips on how to integrate youth voices into research, making sure their perspectives shape both the process and the outcomes.
- Receive insights into the success and challenges of youth engagement in research, and how to navigate them.
Speakers: Angelica Ojinnaka-Psillakis, Diandra Priambodo, Ivy Craw, Jasmine Elliot, Luo Li, Molly O’Sullivan
Angelica is a global justice and youth affairs leader, researcher and advocate. Driven by social change, her research interests include access and participation, social inequalities, and community mental health. Angelica is the current Oceania Representative on the World Federation of United Nations Associations Youth Advisory Council.
Diandra is an early-career doctor passionate about adolescent health and youth advocacy. With experience in medical research and active participation in youth engagement projects, Diandra contributes to initiatives aimed at improving adolescent wellbeing. As a member of the Indonesian Adolescent Health Association (AKAR Indonesia), Diandra strives to advocate for the health of Indonesian youth.
Ivy is a 27-year-old Bioinformatics student currently living on Wadawurrung country in rural Victoria. With experience in youth-focussed cohort studies, Ivy is now a public servant, working in data science for the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Ivy is a founding member of the international youth advocacy group CREYATE and plays in a local queer rock band, Porpoise Spit.
Jasmine joined CREYATE as a medical student with a passion for health and research advocacy driven by her lived experience. She is now a Psychiatry Registrar working on Dja Dja Wurrung Country (Bendigo), and in addition to CREYATE, Jas is a Youth Advisor to the Orygen Board.
Luo is a PhD candidate at the Centre of Adolescent Health and the University of Melbourne. Her primary research interest is looking at existing measures of wellbeing for adolescents and understanding how these measures are applied in global population surveys. Luo is a youth advocate with the Centre of Research Excellence for driving global investment in adolescent health.
Molly is an experienced research coordinator, health communicator, and program manager with expertise in youth engagement, health and research communications with a focus on research impact.
Date: Thursday 7 November 2024
Time: 1:00 to 2:00 pm AEDT
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Advancing Adolescent Health in the Asia Pacific: A virtual community to share knowledge and support collaboration
Despite one in two of the world’s adolescents living in the Asia-Pacific region, adolescent health is a relatively new field of endeavour in Australia as well as the region. It is a field that spans policy makers from multiple sectors, researchers from different disciplines, and practitioners working in health services, schools and communities and encompasses a multitude of health topics and concerns. Despite this, there are few opportunities to come together to share, showcase and build capacity to improve adolescent health and wellbeing in the region.
This seminar series aims to provide opportunities for researchers, policy makers, practitioners, implementers, young advocates – indeed, anyone interested in the health and wellbeing of adolescents – to enhance their understanding of adolescent health and wellbeing, with a focus on research.
This series is supported by the Centre of Research Excellence for Driving Global Investment in Adolescent Health. Led by a team at the Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, it brings together leading Australian research groups including the University of Melbourne, Burnet Institute, University of New South Wales, University of Queensland, University of South Australia, and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute.
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