/newsroom/taxonomy/term/3326/all en /newsroom/channels/news/half-canadians-dont-have-enough-savings-250447 <p> Fri, 08 May 2015 20:37:45 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 22530 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/cindy-blackstock-awarded-sshrcs-highest-honour-343906 <p>Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced the five winners of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s (SSHRC) 2022 Impact Awards.</p> <p>91����’s Cindy Blackstock, one of Canada’s most important social work scholars and an indefatigable advocate for Indigenous children’s rights and welfare, has won the SSHRC Gold Medal, the federal agency’s highest honour. The Gold Medal is awarded to an individual whose sustained leadership, dedication, and originality of thought have inspired students and colleagues alike.</p> Tue, 29 Nov 2022 15:51:03 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 288541 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/leading-mcgill-scholars-celebrated-sharing-their-work-media-339157 <p>Principal and Vice-Chancellor Suzanne Fortier has announced the 2022 winners of the <a href="/newsroom/principals-prize">Principal’s Prize for Public Engagement through Media</a>. The prize was created to recognize exceptional scholars who share their knowledge with the media and the public, whether about sustainability, politics, music, science and engineering or COVID-19.</p> Wed, 20 Apr 2022 15:55:30 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 288093 at /newsroom /newsroom/cindy-blackstock Fri, 06 Aug 2021 18:21:04 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 271899 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-remains-215-children-found-buried-former-residential-school-331277 <p>Preliminary findings from a survey of the grounds at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School have uncovered the remains of 215 children buried at the site in British Columbia. In a statement, the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation explained they hired a specialist in ground-penetrating radar to carry out the work, and that their language and culture department oversaw the project to ensure it was done in a culturally appropriate and respectful way.</p> Mon, 31 May 2021 21:04:41 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 268554 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-laurent-commission-childrens-rights-and-youth-protection-330814 <p>Quebec is being called on to turn "anger into action" in a landmark report into the province's youth protection services, two years after the death of a seven-year-old girl in Granby shocked the public and raised questions about the system. The report, released on May 3, calls for a wide range of changes, including increased funding for preventive programs aimed at helping children in distress, an independent commissioner to oversee the youth projection system and a charter of children's rights.</p> Tue, 04 May 2021 20:20:49 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 263302 at /newsroom /newsroom/myriam-denov Fri, 30 Apr 2021 19:57:53 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 262349 at /newsroom /newsroom/wanda-gabriel Fri, 30 Apr 2021 15:30:17 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 262296 at /newsroom /newsroom/karen-hetherington Fri, 30 Apr 2021 15:16:56 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 262294 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-proposed-extension-ramq-undocumented-children-criticized-330416 <p>Bill 83, which aims to extend Quebec health insurance coverage (RAMQ) to children born here to migrant parents who have a precarious status, does not pass the test, according to several organizations that care for the rights of young children. According to Doctors of the World Canada, which runs a clinic for migrants in this category, Bill 83, which was introduced by the Minister of Health, creates new and unnecessary administrative procedures along with obstacles that stand in the way of it achieving the desired objectives.</p> Wed, 14 Apr 2021 21:00:06 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 259848 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-world-elder-abuse-awareness-day-june-15-322734 <p>The World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is an official United Nations International Day acknowledging the significance of elder abuse as a public health and human rights issue. Since 2006, communities throughout the country and around the world have honoured this day to raise the visibility of elder abuse by organizing events to share information and promote resources and services that can help increase seniors’ safety and well-being.</p> Fri, 12 Jun 2020 14:50:29 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 216090 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/canadian-researchers-and-international-collaborators-seek-improve-care-people-living-dementia-and-295400 <p>Receiving a diagnosis of dementia can be a disorienting experience for the person diagnosed and their families. A diagnosis often leaves the person and their families searching for information and guidance on health and social services that are available to assist them in their daily lives.</p> <p>The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health, today announced funding from the Government of Canada to support Canadian researchers who will work with international collaborators to improve health and social services for people living with dementia and their families.</p> Wed, 13 Mar 2019 20:19:55 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 151492 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/myriam-denov-awarded-trudeau-fellowship-238950 <p>There are thousands of children born of war-time rape worldwide, but very little is known about their lived experiences and their relationships with their families and communities. Professor Myriam Denov, of 91����'s School of Social work, has been awarded one of Canada's most prestigious research awards to help fill this knowledge gap. Named Sept. 16 as one of three recipients of the Trudeau Foundation’s 2014 Trudeau Fellowships, she hopes to shed light on an “invisible, but resilient” population of children and youth. </p> Wed, 17 Sep 2014 15:39:43 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 21148 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/opinion-reforming-child-welfare-first-step-toward-reconciliation-269202 <p><em>Cindy Blackstock is professor of social work, 91����, and executive director, First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada.</em></p> Wed, 02 Aug 2017 14:49:34 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 32126 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/universal-childrens-day-november-20-264269 <h3><strong><a href="/socialwork/people-real/faculty/cindy-blackstock">Cindy Blackstock</a>, School of Social Work, 91����</strong></h3> <div> <blockquote> <p><em>“International Children's Day recognizes the rights and contributions of children worldwide including the right to non-discrimination.<br /> As Canada celebrates, the federal government fails to comply with three legal orders by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal and a unanimous House of Commons Motion to cease racial discrimination against 165,000 First Nations children and youth.<br /></em></p></blockquote></div> Mon, 21 Nov 2016 17:27:18 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 26412 at /newsroom