Centre for Youth & Society

CFYS youth in T-shirts — 20th Anniversary of CFYS
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the official establishment of the Centre for Youth and Society.

20th Anniversary of CFYS

Featured research fellow Dr. Bonnie Leadbeater
Dr. Bonnie Leadbeater is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology, having recently retired from teaching. As the Centre for Youth & Society's founding Director, Dr. Leadbeater's career at the University of Victoria is heavily intertwined with the Centre's legacy. She continues to engage with CFYS as a Research Fellow to this day.
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Traffic Safety Public Service Announcements

Informed by research from the On the Road project (PI: Frederick Grouzet), a series of Public Service Announcements has been created in partnership with the CRD Traffic Safety Commission and CHEK News.

Traffic Safety Public Service Announcements

Research with Indigenous youth and communities
CFYS is involved in several research projects with Indigenous youth and communities, including *Art of Reconciliation.* In partnership with the Victoria Native Friendship Centre, *Art of Reconciliation* is an Indigenous art project that allows youth and Elders to work together on an art project on the topic of Reconciliation.
Research with Indigenous youth and communities

Become a research assistant
CFYS works with graduate and undergraduate student research assistants from many disciplines. Learn how you can get involved!
Become a research assistant

Meet our research fellows
CFYS research fellows represent a wide range of UVic departments, primarily in the faculties of Education, Human and Social Development, and Social Sciences.
Meet our research fellows

Partnering with CFYS
CFYS works in partnership with many local, national, and international organizations.
Partnering with CFYS

Today's youth

Research that focuses on youth is vital — the United Nations reports that half the world's population is under the age of 25. Youth are key actors in the evolving social, environmental, and technological changes that are shaping the world at an ever-increasing pace.

At the Centre for Youth & Society (CFYS), we design and conduct interdisciplinary research, promote collaboration with partners, and respond to emerging priorities affecting youth and their families. Our Centre unites researchers, students, and community partners (including youth-led initiatives) toward youth well-being.

CFYS response to COVID-19

In response to COVID-19, the Centre for Youth and Society has created a resource hub to centralize a list of community resources that have been created by different organizations, tips on maintaining physical health and well-being for children, youth and families, resources for online education, and positive stories.

Visit the CFYS Community Resource Hub.

More resources: wellbeing.gov.bc.ca.

Featured research fellow: Dr. Bonnie Leadbeater

Dr. Bonnie Leadbeater is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology, having recently retired from teaching. As the Centre for Youth & Society's founding Director, Dr. Leadbeater's career at the University of Victoria is heavily intertwined with the Centre's legacy. She continues to engage with CFYS as a Research Fellow to this day.

Meet our featured research fellows.

Featured student: Maeva Gauthier

Maeva Gauthier is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Geography at the University of Victoria where she is a part of the Community-Based Research Lab. Maeva's current research is based in Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, where she is engaging in a participatory video project, Nuna Tariuq Silalu (which means Land, Sea and Weather), to highlight the issues most salient to the youth in the community.

Meet our featured students.

We acknowledge and respect the Lekwungen peoples on whose traditional territories the university stands and the Songhees, Esquimalt and the WSÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.