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RSJ investigative reporting course has stories published in the Toronto Star
via Ryerson School of Journalism Newsletter Students from the Ryerson School of Journalism’s investigative reporting class from the Winter 2020 semester have had some of the stories they were working on appear in the Toronto Star. The package of stories, called Generation Distress, started appearing in the Toronto Star on Nov. 23. Generation Distress examines the… Read more
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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 of care and privacy, an investigation by the Toronto Star and IJB has found. Read more
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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
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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 university says the policies avoid academic “sanctions.” Read more
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What’s fuelling the mental health crisis in young people? Here are four key stressors
While today’s young people are the most willing in history to broadcast their struggles with mental health, they also face new and unique stressors. Read more
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Her university expelled her after she attempted suicide, saying she had an ‘inability to self-regulate.’ Now she is fighting back
The university denies the student’s allegations that it failed to provide mental health accommodations. A national review of post-secondary student mental health complaints shows steep odds against students’ success, an investigation by the Toronto Star and the Investigative Journalism Bureau has found. Read more
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IJB launches series on North America’s youth mental health crisis
Something is happening inside the minds of young people. One in five Canadian youth are part of a mental health crisis that is undermining—and far too often ending—their lives as they struggle to find effective help that may never arrive, a year-long investigation has found. This generation of children and young people is making unprecedented… Read more
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University of Toronto’s new investigative bureau met with praise amid pandemic
The Investigative Journalism Education Consortium, a consortium which brings together the experience and knowledge of university journalism professors who teach investigative reporting, wrote about the IJB. They arebased at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Read more
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Kyle was a young, aspiring lawyer with loving parents, but ‘inside he was crumbling.’ Now his family sees the warning signs they missed
When young people seeking mental health help turn to the public health-care system, they frequently face wait times that reach into months — or longer. The burden of care for many students has fallen to post-secondary institutions, but a Star/IJB Investigation reveals campuses overwhelmed by unmet need. Read more
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The kids are in crisis — and COVID-19 is making it worse. In Canada, deteriorating youth mental health is leaving a generation in distress
Children and young people are making unprecedented calls for help amid rising anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation and self-harm that is undermining their academics, personal relationships and careers. In growing numbers, they are taking their lives. Read more
