Knowledge Mobilization

Research &
Publications

An assortment of academic research, data-driven insights, and publications authored or co-authored by YAAACE to drive institutional change.

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(2026) Fostering Positive Youth Development Through Culturally Responsive Programming: Spring 2026 Post-Program Evaluation Topline Results
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(2026) Reliable Disruption Information (RDI) Volume 4: “Ontario’s Lost Boys”
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(2026) New Narrative: A Public Health Approach to Preventing and Interrupting Gun and Gang Violence
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(2025–26) Annual Education Report
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(2025) Black Youth Violence & Trauma Forum Report
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(2025) Africentric Parenting Program Final Evaluation Report
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(2025) Decolonizing Community Re-entry: Effective Case Studies of Community-Led Programs and Services to Support Formerly Incarcerated Individuals in Canada
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(2025) The Bridgeback: Reintegration and Transition Programs and Supports for Justice-Involved Youth and Emerging Adults
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(2024) Eizadirad & Leslie- Impact of Race and Cultural Assessments in combatting anti-Black racism and reducing recidivism
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(2024) Remembering Lost Lives and Collective Healing from Trauma: Homicides, Incarceration, and Pain-Driven Advocacy in the Jane and Finch Community
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(2024) How to Quell the Sharp Rise In Youth Violence In Canada
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(2024) Pedagogical Strategies for Equity and Inclusion: Addressing Low–Socioeconomic Status Students in the Canadian Classroom
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(2024) The Centre for Community Safety & Roots of Violence
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(2023) Equitable Sentencing Can Mitigate Anti-Black Racism In Canada's Justice System
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(2023) Systemic Violence, Institutional Apathy and the Death of 222 School Aged Students
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Op-Ed
(2022) Why We Need To Focus On Gun Violence As A Public Health Crisis
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(2022) Addressing The Social The Determinants of Learning: The Community School Initiative Closing The Achievement Gap for Racialized Under-Resourced Communities
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(2022) The Community School Initiative In Toronto: Mitigating Opportunity Gaps In The Jane And Finch In The Wake Of Covid-19
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(2022) Closing The Achievement Gap Via Reducing The Opportunity Gap
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(2021) Closing the Opportunity Gap for Racialized and Under-Resourced Communities Through the Community School Initiative
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(2019) Intervening Through Supplement Education Programs: Evidence From Toronto’s Jane and Finch Community
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(2017) The University as a Neoliberal and Colonizing Institute: A Spatial Case Study Analysis of the Invisible Fence between York University and the Jane and Finch Neighbourhood in the City of Toronto
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(2013) Moving Beyond Crossroads: Towards A Proactive Path
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(2013) Being Proactive II
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(2013) From The Margins: Building Curriculum For Youth In Transition
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