Promoting wellbeing with and for Canadian youth in the digital age.
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Promoting wellbeing with and for Canadian youth in the digital age. *
“There is no official definition of well-being. Different individuals, cultures, communities and age groups have different concepts and experiences of well-being. They have different goals and values. All citizens, including children, have the right to define what well-being means to them, their community and their society.”
A Framework Made By Canadian Youth
UNICEF Canada’s Index of Child and Youth Wellbeing was built by and for children and youth across Canada and provides a holistic and balanced picture of what wellbeing looks and feels like to them.
The framework is guided by an ecological systems approach that recognizes the interdependence of key areas –or dimensions – of the lives of children and youth, all of which affect their well-being.
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UNICEF Canada’s Index of Child and Youth Wellbeing:
Built with and for young people across Canada. It offers a holistic picture of what wellbeing looks and feels like to them. Grounded in the Rights of the Child and an ecological systems approach, the Index tracks how young people are doing across nine interconnected dimensions of life. It helps assess “the kinds of childhoods our society offers its children,” and guides action to address challenges. —UNICEF Canada Baseline Report, 2019
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“Children and youth live in blended worlds; there is not much of an online/offline dichotomy. Learning music or math often takes place through integrated online and offline experiences. Both friendships and bullying can start and follow young people online and offline, often involving the same people they see in person and on screen. The indicators in the Canadian Index of Child and Youth Well-being are status indicators that can be more or less influenced by young people’s engagement with digital technology and content, and by many other factors.”
“Wellbeing in a digital world means the processes and pathways for accessing the benefits of digital participation, in ways that manage risks and maximise opportunities to us all. Wellbeing in a digital world includes the relationships between digital participation and developmental, emotional, physical, and social wellbeing.”