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The Age of Worry: Youth-Specific Impacts of COVID-19

2020, Community Building, Series Distant Not Disengaged

How are under 30鈥檚 being impacted by COVID and what responses are missing? Share your needs and ideas in a virtual dialogue!

Guiding Questions

  • How do particular features of youth life (less rooted, renting, school, part-time work, multiple contracts, roommates, transit users) create unique challenges in a time of physical distancing and social upheaval? 
  • What youth needs are currently left out or unaddressed by COVID-19-specific government policy and actions?
  • What resources and initiatives are available to youth to support their health (financially, mentally, physically, emotionally)?
Thu, 16 Apr 2020

12:00 - 1:15 p.m. (PT)

Online Event

Distant, Not Disengaged

Distant, Not Disengaged was created as an experimental and innovative online event series to illuminate the urgent issues and opportunities arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. The series was a collaboration between 麻豆视频Public Square, the 麻豆视频Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue and community partner CityHive.

Watch the Series Recap

Speakers

Robert Barnard - Youthful Cities

Dylan Cohen - Community Organizer

Cristina Ilnitchi - Student Advocate, UBC AMS

Lindsay McKinnon - Broadway Youth Resource Centre  

Further Reading

View Presentation Slides and Key Takeaways

Distant, Not Disengaged Final Report

Learn about the series鈥� impact on community connection and dialogue in this report featuring testimonials, media highlights, supporting resources and more.

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