Sometimes, You Learn More on a Hike
The First in our Series Entitled: Finding the Right Methods We recently completed a three year evaluation of The Lawson Foundation’s Outdoor Play Strategy, which
Research to Guide Program Development for Young Girls. (2023-2024).
Partner: Canadian Woman’s Foundation (CWF) TNC delivered a research report examining the mental health climate for Two-Spirit, Nonbinary, Trans, and Questioning Girls and Black, Indigenous,
Evaluation of a Campus Peer Support Pilot Program (2021-2024).
Partner: CMHA National TNC Designed and carried out an evaluation of a newly developed peer support training program for use in five colleges and universities
Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario Youth and Family Engagement Evaluation (2018-2020).
Partner: The Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health. TNC conducted a large-scale developmental evaluation of Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario mental health
Program Toolkit Development and Evaluation of a Youth Substance Use and Addiction Prevention Program (2019-2021).
Partner: BGC Canada Conducted a case study evaluation with six pilot agencies to inform a national 12-week youth substance use and addiction prevention program. The
An Evaluation of Brief Services for Children and Youth Mental Health in Dufferin Wellington (2017-2018).
Partners: CMHA Waterloo-Wellington-Dufferin Evaluated the brief services – short-term, quick access interventions – provided to children and youth at multiple locations in Wellington and Dufferin
An Environmental Scan of Children & Youth Mental Health Services in Waterloo Region (2016-2017).
Partners: Lutherwood and the Lead Agency Advisory Council of Waterloo Region. In two sequential projects, conducted a comprehensive environmental scan of existing Child and Youth
An Evaluation of the Youth Justice Program. (2024).
Partner: Kinark Child and Family Services. Kinark’s Youth Justice Program focuses on providing community-based mental health programming to youth in conflict with the law in
Evaluation of Alternative Forms of Therapy and an Anti-Oppressive Guidebook
Partner: Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre We are currently working with the Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre (ORCC) to evaluate the implementation and impact of two concurrent
Development and Evaluation of Respect2Connect: Reducing Violence in Teen Dating
Partner: BGC Canada Designed to reduce teen dating violence, Respect2Connect supports youth to develop and sustain healthy relationships by equipping them with appropriate tools and
Evaluation of Gender-Based Violence Prevention Guidelines and Benchmarks: Increasing Knowledge and Confidence Among Educators
Partner: Sex Information and Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN) TNC led a two-pronged research and evaluation project for SIECCAN in support of WAGE funding. The
Evaluation of the Gendered Digital Harm Online Course: Studying strategies for combating online hate.
Partner: Canadian Women’s Foundation This soon to be launched online course focuses on teaching allies, survivors, and organizations about technology-facilitated gender based violence and strategies
🌟 Supporting Youth Mental Health in 2025 🌟
Did you know that Taylor Newberry Consulting has 15 years of experience working with over 200 organizations on projects related to mental health. 👏 We
Evaluation of The Community Food System Grants Program: Building the capacity of grassroots food security organizations
Partner: United Way Toronto United Way Greater Toronto (United Way), in partnership with the General Mills Foundation and Greater Twin Cities United Way, piloted a
Evaluation of The Ujima Project: Helping underserved mothers access early childhood and maternal care
Partner: Abiona Centre The Ujima Project is a pilot project focused on bringing mental health and early literacy support, developmental screening, and family navigation services
Evaluation of Pacewood: The first dedicated 2SLGBTQ+ shelter for queer refugees in Toronto
Partners: The 519 and Homes First TNC has been working with both The 519 – a 2SLGBTQ+ community center based in Toronto, and Homes First
Evaluation of Market Greens: The role of incentives in in promoting food access
Partner: Community Food Centres Canada CFCC’s Market Greens pilot program was designed to promote food access by offering fruit and vegetable incentives to 320 families
Creating Surveys that can Detect Small but Meaningful Changes: Lessons Learned in our Work with Big Brothers Big Sisters Canada
A good evaluation survey is one that accurately measures the things we want to know. One common challenge with getting accurate results is ceiling effects