At-Risk Youth Study (ARYS)
The ARYS is a prospective cohort of over 500 street-involved adolescents and young adults, recruited between the ages of 14 to 26 years, in Vancouver, Canada. "Street-involved" was defined as being recently homeless or accessing services intended for homeless youth. Participants are recruited through self-referral and street outreach if they have used any illicit drugs in the 30 days prior to enrolment. After the initial visit, follow-up interviews are conducted every 6 months.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
529 (participants)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
14 - 26 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2005
Primary Institutions
British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU)
Links
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research
CIHR Institute of Population and Public Health
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR, Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada, IRSC)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
