Research Summaries
Developing & Evaluating Support Tools for Schools
Reports
The following scoping review, and infographics were funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). For more information click here.
School-Based Suicide Risk Assessment Using eHealth: A Scoping Review
This report includes peer-reviewed research on specific recommendations for conducting suicide risk assessments with youth.
Infographics
Safety Planning Tips
Considerations for remote suicide risk assessment with youth. Includes tips before safety planning, during, as well as maintenance.
Youth Engagement Tips for Remote Suicide Risk Assessment With Youth
Accessibility, building rapport, establishing appropriate space and helping youth prepare for virtual/remote sessions.
School Mental Health Professional Boundaries
Considerations for remote suicide risk assessment with youth. Includes tips for confidentiality, scheduling, and time away.
Session Logistics
Considerations before, and during sessions regarding suicide risk assessments with youth.
Internet Privacy Tips
Considerations for remote suicide risk assessment with youth.
Consent Procedure Tips
Considerations for remote suicide risk assessment with youth. Includes consent form and procedure tips, as well as continuity of care.
Evaluating Healthy Relationships &
Mental Health Promotion Activities
Infographics
WiseGuyz 2018 & 19 Pre-Test Data
Pre-test data for pilot and scaling sites, outlining who participates in WiseGuyz, attitudes towards male role norms, homophobia, sexual health, etc.
WiseGuyz 2018-19 Focus Group Data
After completing WiseGuyz in 2018-19, focus groups were conducted to learn about participants’ experiences with the program.
WiseGuyz 2018-19 Individual Interview Data
After WiseGuyz programming finished at scaling sites in 2018-19, individual interviews were conducted to learn about stakeholders’ and facilitators’ experiences with the program in their first year of implementation.
Understanding the Well-Being of Adolescent Boys 2019 Pre-Test Data
This data summarizes results from 228 youth who participated in our outcome evaluation pre-test in fall 2019.
WiseGuyz Pilot Longitudinal Data
To evaluate WiseGuyz, pilot pre-test (Fall 2017), post-test (Spring 2018), and 6-month follow-up (Fall 2018) surveys were conducted.
Research Snapshots
Disclaimer: The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Public Health Agency of Canada.
The WiseGuyz Program: Sexual Health Education as a Pathway to Supporting Changes in Endorsement of Traditional Masculinity Ideologies
Want Chips? Challenges and Lessons Learned With Recruiting Adolescent Boys and Securing Parent/Guardian Consent for a Study on Masculinity
Men Engaging Boys in Healthy Masculinity Through School-Based Sexual Health Education
Preliminary Evaluation of a Gender-Transformative Healthy Relationships Program for Adolescent Boys
Preventing Adolescent Dating Violence
An outcomes protocol for evaluating a gender-transformative healthy relationships promotion program.
“To Be a Guy Is to Be Human”: Outcomes of the WiseGuyz Program Through Photo-Based Evaluation
A Systematic Review of Adolescent Masculinities and Associations with Internalizing Behavior Problems and Social Support
Photo-Based Evaluation: A Method for Participatory Evaluation with Adolescents
Open Access Publications
“To Be a Guy Is to Be Human”: Outcomes of the WiseGuyz Program Through Photo-Based Evaluation
Exner-Cortens, Wright, Bavel, Sitter, Hurlock, Carter, & Krause (2020)
Photo-Based Evaluation: A Method for Participatory Evaluation With Adolescents
Deinera Exner-Cortens, Kathleen C. Sitter , Marisa Van Bavel, & Alysia Wright (2021)