Inside Canada’s ‘exploitative’ clinical trial industry, where study participants say they’re incentivized to lie — even about medications’ side effects
Seized with anxiety after days of painful cramps and bloody stool, Franco answered a call from the research company that had been dosing him with an experimenta... Read more.
The hidden hate on campus: We tracked incidents at colleges and universities and found a growing problem
The scope of the problem is far greater than previously known, according to the data gathered by the Star and the IJB.... Read more.
She was suicidal, struggling with PTSD and addicted to alcohol. The help she needed was all under one roof
Thousands of young Canadians with mental health challenges are being treated in one-stop mental health centres that bring a battery of specialists under one roo... Read more.
IJB Audio Brief: Hate Crimes
Canada’s hate problem is reaching new heights, but its justice system has failed to dissuade prolific purveyors of hate and discrimination who repeatedly targ... Read more.
Spread hatred. Face courts. Repeat. Why Canada’s ‘weak’ laws are failing to address the rise of hate
As Canada’s hate problem reaches new heights, its justice system has failed to dissuade hate spreaders who repeatedly target vulnerable groups.... Read more.
Toronto rethinks mental health policing amid calls for reform
As the number of apprehensions of youth in mental health crisis spike across Canada, concern is growing over their impact on vulnerable young minds, an Investig... Read more.
Anatomy of a campus mental health crisis
WARNING: This story contains sensitive subject matter, including suicide and self-harm, that could be triggering for some readers. While his classmates at the U... Read more.
High school reporters contribute to continental investigation into youth mental health crisis
North America’s youth are facing an unprecedented crisis in mental health and COVID-19 has only made it worse. Over the past year, more than two dozen young j... Read more.
Abi was outgoing and gifted. He never made it to graduation. The 17-year-old’s death — and what followed at his Brampton high school — is part of a concerning problem
Researchers, parents and educators say Canada’s model for youth mental health care is failing to diagnose and treat young people at a crucial moment in their ... Read more.
More post-secondary schools are turning to online counselling services to help meet student mental health needs. But exactly who’s listening on the other side?
As dozens of Canadian post-secondary schools supplement their on-campus counselling with online service from private firms, questions are mounting about quality... Read more.
Across North America, climate change is disrupting a generation’s mental health
Climate change-induced angst is helping fuel growing youth mental health instability across North America, according to a cross-border... Read more.
Universities with policies to force out students in crisis say it’s a safety measure. Students say threat of removal fills them with dread
Involuntary removals may force already vulnerable young people to deal with the added stresses of losing their studies, student housing and funding. One univers... Read more.