We’re excited to share our latest episode on Embedded Research and Evaluation in Integrated Youth Services featuring special guests Dr. Skye Barbic and Dr. Julia Langton from Foundry. Foundry offers free and confidential mental health and wellness services for youth ages 12-24 in British Columbia and their families with services available in-person and virtually through their website and app.
This episode covers Foundry’s embedded program of research and evaluation and how youth and families are involved in both research and service design, how COVID-19 shaped their work and relationships with communities, and how research supports accountability to young people and communities in BC.
You can listen to the new episode through our Knowledge Exchange website, on Spotify, or through Apple Podcasts.
Our Guests
Dr. Skye Barbic is an Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia, the Head Scientist at Foundry, and a Canada Research Chair in Integrated Youth Services. She is a registered occupational therapist with 20 years of clinical and teaching experience who drives innovative research through patient engagement and measurement.
Dr. Julia Langton is the Provincial Director, Research, Evaluation and Data at Foundry and an Adjunct Professor at the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia. Julia has a PhD in Psychology/Neuroscience and extensive experience in applied research in healthcare and performance measurement and evaluation frameworks.
