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Youth Advisory Group Application Form

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Thank you for your interest in joining this youth advisory group!

Our research team is currently completing a research project on the topic of transition-age youth mental health and resilience. You are invited to join the research team as a youth advisor to share your perspectives on the research aims, methods, results, and potential implications. Overall, this project aims to explore processes of resilience and functional recovery among transition-age youth who have experienced serious mental illness.

Youth advisors will contribute to ongoing studies by:

Joining group meetings to consult and provide feedback on the research goals and methods.
Sharing your input on the relevance and applicability of the research.
Collaborating with student and faculty researchers at the University of Toronto.
Participating in the development of resources / materials to share research results with the broader community.

You will receive compensation for your time.

This online application includes a copy of our flyer (call for applications), as well as several questions to confirm your eligibility and to collect demographic information. Answers will be de-identified and kept confidential. You have the option to not answer every question.

You can exit and return to this link at any time if you want to consider the information and questions outlined on the form. Please contact Amy Nesbitt (amy.nesbitt@mail.utoronto.ca) or Vanessa Coulbeck (vanessa.coulbeck@utoronto.ca) with any questions.

We are looking for youth advisors to help guide our new research project about transition-age youth resilience and mental health recovery at the University of Toronto.

The questions below will ask you to share information about yourself to determine your eligibility and to assist with scheduling a brief meet-and-greet where you will have the opportunity to ask questions and can hear more about the research project. The information collected on this form (including personal identifiers) will be kept confidential.

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Date:

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Full Name:

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Email address:

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Phone number:

How would you like a member of the research team to contact you?

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Please confirm whether you meet the following eligibility criteria:

Transition-age youth, aged 16-29 years old, with lived / living experience or diagnosis of a 'serious mental illness' (defined as a mental health condition that has substantially impacted one's functioning in day-to-day activities).

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Yes

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What is your current age?

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Mental health history: Have you been diagnosed, treated by a professional, or experienced any of the following? Check all that apply:

Yes

Anxiety disorder (e.g., generalized anxiety, panic disorder)

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Eating disorder (e.g., anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder)

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Mood disorder (e.g., bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder)

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

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Personality disorder (e.g., borderline personality disorder, dissociative personality disorder)

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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

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Psychosis or Schizophrenia spectrum disorder (e.g., first episode of psychosis, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder)

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Other mental health condition

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If you selected 'other mental health condition', please specify:

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Have you received treatment in the form of:

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Medication

Psychotherapy

Both medication and psychotherapy

Other treatment

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Please select your gender:

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Do you identify as:

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Heterosexual / straight

Gay / lesbian

Bisexual / pansexual

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The Canadian Census identifies the following categories in its Census of the Population. Please indicate how you self-identify. Check all that apply.

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Indigenous Peoples of Canada (including First Nations, Metis, Inuit)

Indigenous (Outside of Canada)

Arab

Black / African / Afro-Caribbean

Chinese (including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan)

Filipino

Japanese

Korean

Latin, Central, or South American (e.g. Brazilian, Chilean, Colombian, Mexican, etc.)

South Asian (e.g., Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, etc.)

Southeast Asian (e.g., Cambodian, Indonesian, Laotian, Vietnamese, etc.)

West Asian (e.g., Afghan, Iranian, Syrian, etc.)

White / European

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In which province or territory do you currently live?

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Ontario

Manitoba

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Alberta

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Which best describes you?

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I am a permanent resident of Canada.

I am not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada.

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What is your current employment status?

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Part-time

Casual / contract

Currently seeking employment

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How would you describe your educational experience?

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Completed some / currently attending secondary school (ex. high school)

Completed some / currently attending post-secondary school - college, vocational or undergraduate program

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Other

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This question is optional and meant to be an informal way of understanding your interests. Feel free to use point form, sentences, or to skip this question until the meet-and-greet.

Please use the box below to tell us about your main interests or goals for joining the youth advisory group. This can be a short response where you may wish to highlight (1) any relevant work / volunteer experience, (2) what interests you about being a youth advisor in mental health research, (3) your best hopes for your engagement (Ex. What are you looking forward to the most? What do you want to learn or contribute through this role). 250 words max.

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Thank you for your application!

A member of the research team will contact you over email or phone to schedule a brief meet-and-greet. If you have any questions about this project or youth advisory group, please contact:

Amy Nesbitt (PhD student): amy.nesbitt@mail.utoronto.ca
or
Vanessa Coulbeck (youth engagement coordinator): vanessa.coulbeck@utoronto.ca

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