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Lisa Lachance and Fae Johnstone from Wisdom2Action (W2A) facilitated a webinar on strategies for youth engagement. They talk about:

  • Best practices for creating safe space for youth that is trauma-informed and inclusive
  • Examples of ways to facilitate meetings to encourage youth to participate (e.g., activities, sharing/talking circles, physical space)
  • Ways to engage youth who may be less vocal in group setting
  • What should adults avoid doing?
  • How to recruit youth both within and outside of school settings?
  • Considerations for recruiting youth to ensure diversity such as gender, abilities, ages, culture, income, community
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