Raissa Amany

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Raissa Amany is a research student at Our Kids’ Health, Unity Health Toronto, and co-leads the Digital Health Youth Fellows Program. She is an undergraduate health science student at the University of Ottawa and the Co-Executive Director of Young Canadians Roundtable on Health.

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by Raissa Amany Sam Soriano Samantha Gualtieri Justine Balsicas Alicia Segovia Ripudaman Singh Minhas

Helping youth harness the power of social media: Initiative teaches young Canadians how to create evidence-based health content

As online trends continue to perpetuate misinformation, these trends can lead to particularly harmful consequences in marginalized communities. A new program aims to improve online literacy among BIPOC youth.

by Raissa Amany Magdalena Rudz Carly La Berge Connie Trang

#codePink: Canada must protect mental health of our children and youth

The effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic are still being felt, particularly for youth. There are 8 million children who deserve better access to mental health care in this country. It's time we did better.

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