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Research & Evaluation 

Members of the Division have supported numerous research initiatives that have been developed and funded within the Division of Adolescent Health. Previous research focused on the On TRAC program, Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care.

In 2004 Professor Elilzabeth Saewyc was recruited to the University of British Columbia, the Child and Family Research institute and the Division of Adolescent Medicine. Professor Saewyc’s research focuses on health issues of youth, with a particular emphasis on understanding how certain groups of young people are targeted and stigmatized, how this influences their coping and risk behaviors, and what protective factors in their relationships and environments can help buffer this risk and influence their health. The vulnerable groups targeted by stigma include: sexual minority youth (gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender teens), homeless and runaway youth, sexually-abused and sexually-exploited teens, pregnant and parenting adolescents, youth in custody, immigrant and refugee populations, and indigenous young people in Canada and other countries.  
 

The McCreary Centre Society is a small non-profit organization concerned with the health of young people in British Columbia. Since 1977 McCreary has conducted community-based research and projects addressing current youth health issues. Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc is the Research Director at the centre. 

Last Updated: February 24, 2010