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Channeling Youth Voices documentary screened at Chilliwack’s Conversation on Children and Youth

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Channeling Youth Voices — Reflection Series, a documentary short formed with video submissions from participants in a year-long participatory research collaboration between CHASI researchers and Chilliwack youth, was screened tonight to an engaged crowd at Chilliwack’s Conversation on Children and Youth, hosted by the Chilliwack Child and Youth Committee. Following the screening, a panel of … Read more

The CHASIcast

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As part of CHASI’s mission of turning knowledge into action, we produce the CHASIcast: a podcast dedicated to bringing experts and insights to the issues that shape our lives, because Words Have To Matter. Hosted by CHASI’s director Dr. Martha Dow and recorded in our Hub at the University of the Fraser Valley, the CHASIcast … Read more

Chilliwack youth share their stories in collaboration with CHASI

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This week, Channeling Youth Voices, a year-long participatory research collaboration between CHASI researchers and Chilliwack youth, hosted a celebratory thank-you dinner for all the youth involved in the project. The event was put on at the Chilliwack Cyrus Centre by youth, for youth, and featured a documentary co-created by eight Chilliwack youth and CHASI’s Greg … Read more

Valuable reading for the Transgender Day of Visibility

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March 31 marks the International Transgender Day of Visibility, and the CHASI team would like to reiterate our wholehearted support and celebration of our trans friends, family, and colleagues. We also urge cisgender individuals to invest some time today listening to trans voices, and to take the initiative of educating yourself on ways to support … Read more

CHASI’s first podcast shares the wisdom of Dr. Jacqueline Nolte

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The Community Health and Social Innovation Hub (CHASI) is thrilled to share the first episode of our new podcast: the CHASIcast, a monthly program where we drill down on a current topic and chat about how it impacts our lives.   Our debut episode features an interview with Dr. Jacqueline Nolte, who recently stepped down from … Read more

CHASI in the news

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CHASI’s research and researchers have been covered by local outlets and some of the biggest news organizations in the world. To narrow down the list, you can click on the column headings and sort or filter by specific topics or criteria.

An Exciting Future for Celina Koops

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Today is a bittersweet day at CHASI as our wonderful graphic design/illustration intern Celina Koops leaves to begin a new career with Indigenous Youth Wellness. For more than a year, Celina has been an integral part of not just the CHASI team, but also of CHASI’s identity. After creating dozens of illustrations, animations, and graphics, … Read more

Dr. Karun Karki publishes work on student perceptions of Social Work roles

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CHASI Faculty Associate Dr. Karun Karki is the co-author of an article published this week in the Journal of Social Work Education. MSW Students’ Perception of the Professional Identity of the Social Work Practitioner and the Social Work Researcher: Considerations for Educators explores how social work students conceptualize differences between social work practitioners and researchers, … Read more

Food (In)Security: An Assessment of Communal Factors Impacting Food Security in Chilliwack

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Below is a report completed by CHASI in 2021 titled Food (In)Security: An Assessment of Communal Factors Impacting Food Security in Chilliwack. This report describes the results of an analysis of factors related to household food security in Chilliwack. Through an environmental scan and an asset and gap analysis, the CHASI has identified how the economic, … Read more