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Antidepressant use among youth is skyrocketing across Canada. Prescribing doctors say they have little choice as teens ‘can’t wait nine months’ for therapy
While experts debate the reasons behind growing antidepressant use, there is shared concern over medication alone being the response to young people’s calls for help. Read more
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Neil Seeman joins IJB as academic advisor
Neil Seeman, founder, Chair and CEO of global trend-tracking and predictive analytics firm RIWI Corp., is joining the Investigative Journalism Bureau as a senior academic advisor. Neil was recently named a Senior Fellow at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health’s Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME). In this senior academic advisor role with the IJB, Seeman will… Read more
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IJB announced as finalist for CJF Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism
The Investigative Journalism Bureau is honoured to be announced as a finalist for one of Canada’s top journalism awards our inaugural series Generation Distress, which looked at North Americas expanding youth mental health crisis. The prestigious CJF Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism honours news organizations that produce exceptional journalism and have a far-reaching and… Read more
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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 University of Toronto were preparing for fall exams in 2014, Christian Roman was preparing to end his life. Living with mental illness, physical pain and an elaborate blend of psychiatric medications, the… Read more
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They had to write an obituary for their 16-year-old son. This is what Saul’s parents want you to know about the pandemic’s effect on youth mental health
Three of Ontario’s largest children’s hospitals have seen spikes in youth self-harm and suicide attempts during COVID-19’s second wave. Read more
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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 journalists, including many from the youth-run blog A Teen Perspective, conducted interviews with their peers as part of Generation Distress, an Investigative Journalism Bureau/Toronto Star investigation, to understand… Read more
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Collaborator Profile: Urbi Khan
Urbi Khan is a reporter at the Toronto Star and a 2020 graduate of the Ryerson School of Journalism. She was one of more than 70 researchers who worked on Generation Distress and played a key role with the team of journalism students from Ryerson University. Q: What was it like being a student working… Read more
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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 development. Read more
