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PUBLISHED: 21/11/2020 Youth is the hope of our future according to Jose Rizal. How are they enduring this pandemic? We’ve been locked down or under restrictions since March, and while youth are dealing with the stresses that come with the pandemic, it seems to have opened their eyes to other issues facing society. Mental health concerns, financial worries and the recovery are all on their minds. While the study shows that this far in to the pandemic, young Canadians are doing OK, there is an impact on the family, society, and employment prospects. ———————————— GUESTS: Oksana Kishchuk - Consultant at Abacus Data -https://abacusdata.ca/team/oksana-kishchuk/ Nora Spinks - CEO at Vanier Institute of the Family - https://vanierinstitute.ca/nora-spinks/ Kelsey Beson - Operations Manager at Children First Canada -https://childrenfirstcanada.org/fullbio#kelsey-beson ———————————— REFERENCES: https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/covid-19-poll-canadian-youth-the-most-impacted-by-pandemic-lockdown-848074531.html https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/covid-19-impact-education-1.5717001 https://abacusdata.ca/covid19-and-canadian-youth/ https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/october-2020/young-canadians-and-the-long-tail-of-the-covid-crisis/ https://www.businesscouncilab.com/work/despite-covid-impact-young-canadians-are-least-worried-about-economy/ https://charlatan.ca/2020/06/young-canadians-face-financial-and-social-burdens-amid-covid-19/ https://vanierinstitute.ca/covid-19-impacts-youth-well-being-in-canada/ https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/10/13/analysis/young-generation-squeezed-rising-costs-less-wealth-and-income-older https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/covid-19-poll-canadian-youth-the-most-impacted-by-pandemic-lockdown-848074531.html https://www.corporateknights.com/channels/leadership/future-proofing-economy-investing-canadas-youth-covid-19-15948122/ https://www.vicnews.com/news/covid-19-has-depressed-mental-health-of-canadian-youth/ https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/09/18/covid-19-stress-hitting-youth-much-harder-than-people-over-60-new-research-shows.html https://globalnews.ca/news/7368544/coronavirus-canada-youth-social-media/