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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
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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
