We are thrilled to share that Sarah Benkirane is officially joining Taylor Newberry Consulting full-time as a Senior Consultant this November. After three years of contributing to TNC in part-time roles ranging from Research Consultant to Project Manager, Sarah has played an integral role in advancing projects focused on equity, mental health, and gender-based violence
Working with organizations who serve the ADHD community, I’ve come to realize that my lived experience with ADHD isn’t just a personal trait; it’s a powerful tool for connecting with people and understanding them. Whether it’s with adults and youth navigating their own ADHD or with parents supporting children with ADHD, there’s an inherent understanding
TNC is excited to announce that we have promoted Katelyn Mitri to the position of Senior Research Consultant. In just two years with our team, Katelyn has demonstrated exceptional ability in designing and leading complex research projects, while building strong working relationships with our partners. Her unique perspective, informed by a Ph.D. in Sociology, experience
At Taylor Newberry Consulting, we’re always looking for ways to enhance not only the well-being of our team but also the quality of service we provide to our clients. Building on the success of our “No Meeting Fridays” initiative, we’re excited to announce our bi-weekly 4-day work week pilot! Starting May 16, 2025, our office
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 was designed to build adult capacity to impact outdoor play in early learning and child care (ELCC) and support systemic change. The project gave us amazing opportunities to visit projects
At Taylor Newberry Consulting we are grateful to be able to connect to incredibly talented, passionate and dedicated individuals. We are especially fortunate that some of these individuals have chosen to call themselves “TNCers”. We are continually inspired by members of our staff who share laughs, values, and learnings. Periodically, our website will feature a
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, and racialized girls in Canada. For this report, TNC conducted focus groups with Indigenous-led and Queer-led youth-serving organizations and held discussions with racialized, Indigenous, and queer youth. The final report,
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 across Canada. The evaluation focused on the training of students with lived experience, campus-community partnerships, models of peer support delivery and spaces on campus, and outcomes of peer support workers
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 initiative, with a specific focus on youth and family engagement activities within the broader initiative. In partnership with the Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health, TNC
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 toolkit followed a strengths-focused, inclusive, trauma informed approach. It was sensitive to diverse identities and experiences and applied the principles of harm reduction. The program also contained a guardian training
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 Counties. The evaluation focus was on understanding current models of practice compared to other brief service models; pathways in and out of services; service utilization; challenges and barriers; and observed
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 Mental Health services in Waterloo Region. The scan was developed to examine the types, reach, and focus of services within MCYS core funding as well as other CYMH programs funded
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 York and Simcoe Regions. TNC conducted an evaluation to promote understanding of the alignment of program capacity with youth needs. We interviewed program staff (clinicians and a program psychologist), reviewed
TNC is excited to spotlight the excellent work of The Re-Seasoning Coalition, a non-profit organization disrupting the foodservice industry by creating more opportunities for the advancement of Black people across all levels of the sector. The Coalition’s work is anchored in race-based research, allowing them to leverage data to help partners uncover biases, blind spots,
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 projects funded by WAGE. ORCC is currently developing an anti-oppressive guidebook that is intended to be used by service providers providing support to survivors of sexual violence and gender-based violence
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 techniques. TNC conducted a literature review on teen dating violence prevention programs and consulted with Club staff to test concepts, skills and design principles associated with design options. TNC consulted
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 funding was to develop and implement sexual health education guidelines and benchmarks for the prevention of gender-based violence. TNC completed a literature review that explored the implicit and explicit connections
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 for combating online hate. TNC was hired by the CWF to design and carry out an evaluation for measuring the impact and implementation of this course. To date we have
