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Suicide and Bullying

This brief from the Suicide Prevention Resource Centre examines the relationship between suicide and bullying among children and adolescents, with special attention to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth.  It also explores strategies for preventing these problems.

Teen Inmates Pen Graphic Novel About Escaping Criminal Life

Researchers are  hopping that a graphic novel written by six adolescents in a British Columbia jail can help break the revolving-door syndrome in prisons and encourage literacy among young offenders.

Let's Look At The World A Little Differently

In a new ad by Coca Cola, they encourage us to look at the world differently by using security cameras to capture people performing random acts of kindness (some even putting their own lives in danger.)  Worth it for the music.

The Rise Of The Good Grade Pill

A June 10, 2012 New Your times front page story provides a jolting view into today's competitive and stress-filled teenage existence -- too often fuelled by prescription drug abuse.


Ontario Wills Subsidize Adoption of Kids Over 10

Ontarian's who adopt or assume legal custody of Crown wards over age 10, or sibling groups of any age, are now eligible for on-going financial support from Queen's Park.  Starting June 15, adoptive parents with net family incomes below $85,000 will receive $950 per child, per month = $11 400 annually.

Digital Literacy Includes Learning to Unplug

The new digital divide isn't between children who have access to computers and devices and those who do not.  It's between kids whose parents are saying "turn that thing off" and those whose parent don't limit their access -- because they don't know how, or because they're not available to do it.  

Ontario City Baffled by Cluster of Teen Suicides

Why are so many teenager in Sarnia, Ontario taking their lives?  That's what the city is wondering after nine teens in the quiet, middle-class town died by suicide in less than two years.

First Nations, Low Income Kids in Alberta Turn to ERs for Mental Health Care

A new study says children and teens from First Nations communities and families on welfare were more likely to use hospital emergency departments for mental health crises than other kids their age.