Media
2022
August 9, 2022, The Record: Survey results show well-being of some children in Waterloo Region is ‘a house on fire’
July 10, 2022, Cambridge Today: CMHA still seeing high demand for mental health supports
June 20, 2022, The Record: First-ever census reveals ‘small but not vanishingly small’ transgender community in Waterloo Region
June 9, 2022, Cambridge Times: The kids aren’t alright: Cambridge youth are sounding the alarm
May 25, 2022, The Record: What Waterloo Region families need from Ontario’s provincial election
May 19, 2022: Woolwich Observer: Youth want to be heard, experts say in reporting survey results to councils
May 8, 2022: The Record: ‘Bottle it up and pretend to be happy.’ Many teens felt lonely, isolated and unsupported as pandemic raged, Waterloo Region survey finds
April 19, 2022, CBC: Rural youth feel connected to their townships but social isolation is still an issue
April 7, 2022, Cambridge Today: Cambridge youth score lowest in Waterloo Region youth well-being survey
April 7, 2022, Woolwich Observer: Township youth have a more positive sense of well-being
April 4, 2022, The Record: Cambridge youth have lowest scores for well-being, survey shows
January 9, 2022, The Record: ‘Is it up to our kids to sacrifice their education and mental health to save our hospitals?’
2021
December 26, 2021, CBC: Why young people may be feeling angry right now and how to talk to them about it
December 17, 2021, The Record: Impact of COVID-19 on Waterloo Region’s youth a ‘concerning’ picture
September 8, 2021, Woolwich Observer: Parents Prepare Teens to be Flexible and Resilient for Consistent Changes Through Pandemic
May 27, 2021, CKWR 98.5: Alison Pearson chats with Coral Andrews on the Afternoon Drive
May 26, 2021, CHYM 96.7: Have a listen to Adele talking about the Youth Impact Survey
May 25, 2021, CBC: Regional survey exploring mental health and wellbeing for youth.
May 21, 2021, Kitchener Today: Local youth survey looking for participants
May 18, 2021, The Record: More Waterloo Region youth asked to complete well-being survey
April 27, 2021, Kitchener Today: Local youth encouraged to participate in well-being survey
2020
December 3, 2020, Woolwich Observer: Wellbeing survey show region’s youth lag averages
November 27, 2020, CBC News: Most days ‘extremely stressful’ for young people in region, survey finds
September 3, 2020, CBC News: Youth feeling connected to community dropped during pandemic, survey finds
September 3, 2020, The Record: Discrimination common experience for local youth: survey
September 3, 2020, Woolwich Observer: The kids aren’t alright, show preliminary data from regional group
September 3, 2020, Kitchener Today: Results from local youth well-being survey released
July 23, 2020, Woolwich Observer: Waterloo org running pilot survey to get feedback from youth
2019
Mayah, an 11-year-old from Waterloo Region was on 570 News with Mike Farwell talking about #KidsTakeOver. Click here to listen to her interview. (Scroll to 64:25 to get straight to the interview.)
Media Releases
2022
June, 2022: Disaggregated Gender Snapshot from the 2021 Waterloo Region Youth Impact Survey is now available.
April, 2022: Disaggregated Age Snapshot from the 2021 Waterloo Region Youth Impact Survey is now available.
March, 2022: Disaggregated Geography Snapshot from the 2021 Waterloo Region Youth Impact Survey is now available.
2021
December, 2021: Data Briefs from the 2021 Waterloo Region Youth Impact Survey are now available
September, 2021: Oh Snap! Candidates Chat
April, 2021: Youth Impact Survey launches on April 30th, 2021 for young people in Waterloo Region
2020
September, 2020: Children and Youth Planning Table to release timely child and youth well-being data