In June 2023, the brought together 35 young people from all across Canada to discuss how to improve online safety for themselves and future generations. This Youth Assembly on Digital Rights allowed them to connect with each other as well as academic experts and policymakers on how to promote the safety, well-being, and flourishing of Canadian youth online.
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平特五不中 professors receive grant to explore the correlation between technology dependence, youth loneliness and the risk for exploitation.
Dr. Joanne Liu, Professor focusing on pandemic and health emergencies at the 平特五不中 School of Population and Global Health (SPGH), co-wrote an open letter in Cult MTL.
"This week, school-aged children returned to their classrooms across Quebec. We want a safe return to school for these students and all school personnel. Our hope is that SARS-CoV-2 virus transmission will be limited until our medical system can provide dignified healthcare for the entire population."
Dr. Joanne Liu, Professor focusing on pandemic and health emergencies at the 平特五不中 School of Population and Global Health (SPGH), co-wrote an open letter in La Presse.
"Cette semaine, les jeunes du milieu scolaire sont rentr茅s en classe partout au Qu茅bec. Nous souhaitons un retour s茅curitaire 脿 l鈥櫭ヽole pour ces 茅l猫ves et le personnel scolaire. Nous esp茅rons que la propagation du virus SARS-CoV-2 va 锚tre limit茅e, consid茅rant que notre syst猫me de sant茅 n鈥檈st pas en mesure de soigner dignement toute la population."
My colleagues at 平特五不中 are working on a project called:聽Young People, Well-being, and Connectedness in the Time of Distancing聽(funded by Quebec鈥檚 Minist猫re de la Sant茅 et des Services Sociaux (MSSS). They are currently recruiting youth participants (16-24 years old) from diverse communities and looking for support to spread the word!
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Education that changes outcomes for whole communities鈥攖hat鈥檚 the aim of the project, Engineering Engagement in School Curricula: Multi-year Design-thinking Projects for Indigenous and Marginalized Youth, led by Professor and Chair of the Department of Mining and Materials Engineering, Richard Chromik, Faye Siluk, and Robert Pozeg of the Faculty of Engineering鈥檚 E-IDEA initiative (Engineering Inclusivity, Diversity and Equity Advancement), which today received funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada鈥檚 (NSERC) PromoScience grants program.
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Quebec鈥檚 commission into youth rights and protection continues its public consultations across the province in an effort to identify challenges facing its youth protection services. Created in response to the death of a seven-year-old girl in Granby in April, the commission will hear from youth, families, experts and caseworkers. ()
Here is an expert from 平特五不中 that can provide comment on this issue:
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A study published today in the BMJ Open shows that in countries where there is a complete ban on all corporal punishment of children there is less fighting among young people. There was 31% less physical fighting in young men and 42% less physical fighting in young women in countries where corporal punishment was banned in all settings, compared with those where corporal punishment was permitted both at school and at home.