A curated set of publications, global organisations, and ongoing resources for everyone working in Creative Youth Development. To learn more about all of GELYDA’s available resources, visit gelyda.org.…
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Global Capacities for a New Era The global conversation about what young people need to thrive has reached a significant turning point. We are moving into an era…
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A Brief History — and a Familiar Tension In 1995, when many millennials were just being born, the UN General Assembly adopted the World Programme of Action for…
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The Creative Challenge Program has been one of the most unique experiences in my 20+ years as a Girl Scout. One reason is the role of the young…
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Where It All Comes From Something happens when you put people who care about the same things in the same room for the first time. Ideas arrive that…
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In the field of Creative Youth Development (CYD), data is often thought of as a technical obligation, a mechanism for counting participation, measuring outcomes, and reporting results to…
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Ezenwa Okoro Programs Director · Street Project Foundation, Nigeria Q · DENISE Hello, Ezenwa. Thank you for being in conversation with me to share your work with the…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) defines Social Determinants of Health as: “The conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age,” which are, in turn, “shaped…
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A companion to Dr. Tasha Golden’s article “Arts-Based Strategies for Youth Mental Health”. 1 Move from “Serving Youth” to Co-Creating with Youth Shift from top-down design Champion youth…
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The Need Each year, the global youth mental health crisis grows more apparent and devastating. Worldwide, mental health and substance use disorders are the leading cause of disability…
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