Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc
Professor and Director, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Executive Director, Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre
Homeless youth, LGBTQ, Sexually exploited youth, Abuse, Stigma, Discrimination, Trauma, Resilience, Transgender, Adolescent, Health, Nursing
Media
Study shows B.C.'s at-risk LGBTQ adolescent girls safer in progressive communities
LGBT youths’ suicidal thoughts
Shining Light on What Makes LGBTQ2S+ Youth Feel Safe in a Community
Supportive communities and progressive politics can reduce suicide risk among LGBTQ girls
Eurek Alert!Online
URL: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/uobc-sca072720.php
UBC medicine, nursing pledge to 'actively work to end anti-Indigenous racism' after Turpel-Lafond health care report
More boys hurt by dating violence than girls
The ConversationOnline
URL: https://theconversation.com/more-boys-hurt-by-dating-violence-than-girls-102829
Biography
Dr. Saewyc is an internationally recognized leader in research about vulnerable and marginalized adolescents. Over the past 20 years, she has conducted mix-methods research with many different groups of vulnerable youth, including runaway and street-involved youth; sexually abused and sexually exploited teens; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, Two Spirit, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) adolescents; youth in custody; immigrants, home-stay students and refugees; and Indigenous youth. Her research emphasizes how stigma, violence, and trauma affect adolescent health and risk behaviours, as well as the protective factors that foster resilience among these vulnerable populations of youth.
Saewyc's research has influenced public health and policy in Canada, the US, and internationally. She also led SARAVYC in conducting the first Canadian national health survey of transgender youth in 2014, which has influenced clinical practice, human rights cases, and laws.