��VR��Ƶ News - Youth

Youth Assembly Report on Digital Rights and Safety

webfull — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 17:09:09 +0000

In June 2023, the Centre for Media, Technology, and Democracy 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.

Published: 14 November 2023

Researchers tackle youth loneliness and technology dependence

webfull — Thu, 19 May 2022 18:27:24 +0000

��VR��Ƶ professors receive grant to explore the correlation between technology dependence, youth loneliness and the risk for exploitation.

Published: 19 May 2022

Young people offer a wake-up call and distress signal in the midst of a pandemic - Cult MTL, January 22, 2022

webfull — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 15:44:45 +0000

Dr. Joanne Liu, Professor focusing on pandemic and health emergencies at the ��VR��Ƶ 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."

Published: 25 January 2022

Laissons les jeunes donner la leçon - La Presse, January 22, 2022

webfull — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:19:40 +0000

Dr. Joanne Liu, Professor focusing on pandemic and health emergencies at the ��VR��Ƶ School of Population and Global Health (SPGH), co-wrote an open letter in La Presse.

"Cette semaine, les jeunes du milieu scolaire sont rentrés en classe partout au Québec. Nous souhaitons un retour sécuritaire à l’école pour ces élèves et le personnel scolaire. Nous espérons que la propagation du virus SARS-CoV-2 va être limitée, considérant que notre système de santé n’est pas en mesure de soigner dignement toute la population."

Published: 24 January 2022

Young People, Well-being, and Connectedness in the Time of Distancing

webfull — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 16:28:53 +0000

My colleagues at ��VR��Ƶ are working on a project called: Young People, Well-being, and Connectedness in the Time of Distancing (funded by Quebec’s Ministère de la Santé 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!

Published: 10 November 2021

��VR��Ƶ Engineering youth outreach program awarded NSERC PromoScience grant

webfull — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 17:00:19 +0000

Education that changes outcomes for whole communities—that’s 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’s E-IDEA initiative (Engineering Inclusivity, Diversity and Equity Advancement), which today received funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) PromoScience grants program.

Published: 9 June 2021

Expert: Quebec’s youth and child protection services

webfull — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 15:54:05 +0000

Quebec’s 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. (Montreal Gazette)

Here is an expert from ��VR��Ƶ that can provide comment on this issue:

Published: 11 November 2019

Youth violence lower in countries with complete ban on corporal punishment

webfull — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 14:50:23 +0000

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.

Published: 16 October 2018

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