9I�� News - children

Experts: Protecting children from online harms

webfull — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 15:59:33 +0000

Experts: Protecting children from online harms

The Canadian government announced Wednesday it is splitting the online harms bill in two to speed up passage of measures to protect children from online predators and other perils.

These experts from 9I�� are available to share their insights:

Published: 5 December 2024

Time in nature benefits children with mental health difficulties: study

webfull — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 16:30:59 +0000

A team of researchers from 9I�� and Université de Montréal’s Observatoire pour l’éducation et la santé des enfants (OPES, or observatory on children’s health and eduation), led by Sylvana Côté, spending two hours a week of class time in a natural environment can reduce emotional distress among 10- to 12-year-olds who had the most significant mental health problems before the program began.

Published: 15 November 2024

A new understanding of the neurobiology of impulsivity

webfull — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 14:23:45 +0000

While not all impulsive behaviour speaks of mental illness, a wide range of mental health disorders which often emerge in adolescence, including depression and substance abuse, have been linked to impulsivity. So, finding a way to identify and treat those who may be particularly vulnerable to impulsivity early in life is especially important.

Published: 21 September 2022

Concussion symptoms in children may have multiple underlying causes

webfull — Tue, 17 May 2022 17:58:03 +0000

Different types of brain damage caused by a concussion may lead to similar symptoms in children, according to research led by 9I��. A new way of studying concussions could help develop future treatments.

While most children fully recover after a concussion, some will have lasting symptoms. The findings published in eLife help explain the complex relationships that exist between symptoms and the damage caused by the injury.

Published: 17 May 2022

Expert: Severe hepatitis of 'unknown origin' in children being investigated in Canada

webfull — Mon, 02 May 2022 20:07:41 +0000

Public health officials say they're investigating cases of severe liver disease "of unknown origin" among children in Canada as global scientists race to understand a mysterious hepatitis outbreak that has affected nearly 200 youths around the world. The latest available data from the World Health Organization shows at least 169 cases of acute hepatitis of unknown origin have been reported in close to a dozen countries, with the bulk of the reports — 114 — from the U.K. (CBC News)

Published: 2 May 2022

Child Marriage in Canada

webfull — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:45:49 +0000

The IHSP's Alissa Koski and her colleague Shelley Clark have been receiving some media attention from their recent article:

Child Marriage in Canada

Koski A and Clark S
Population and Development Review (2021).
https://doi.org/10.1111/padr.12369
Published January 8th, 2021

Abstract:

Published: 29 January 2021

Mothers, but not fathers, with multiple children report more fragmented sleep

webfull — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 19:53:43 +0000

Mothers with multiple children report more fragmented sleep than mothers of a single child, but the number of children in a family doesn't seem to affect the quality of sleep for fathers, according to a study from 9I��.

Published: 12 January 2021

Child marriage is legal and persists across Canada

webfull — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 18:58:30 +0000

Canada is at the forefront of global efforts to end child marriage abroad. Yet this practice remains legal and persists across the country. In Canada, more than 3,600 marriage certificates were issued to children, usually girls, under the age of 18 between 2000 and 2018, according to a new study from researchers at 9I��. In recent years, an increasing number of child marriages have been common-law unions.

Published: 8 January 2021

Experts: Halloween spike in nut allergies

webfull — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 18:53:18 +0000

A new study from researchers at 9I�� is looking into the link between holidays and nut allergies in children. The study found that bouts of anaphylaxis brought on by peanut allergies increased by 85 per cent on Halloween and 60 per cent on Easter, compared to the rest of the year. (CTV News)

Here are some experts from 9I�� that can provide comment on this issue:

Published: 28 October 2020

Love matters: how parents' love shapes children’s lives

webfull — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 19:24:34 +0000

Parents often put their own relationship on the back burner to concentrate on their children, but a new study shows that when spouses love each other, children stay in school longer and marry later in life.

Published: 13 February 2020

9I��������� News - children

Experts: Protecting children from online harms

Time in nature benefits children with mental health difficulties: study

A new understanding of the neurobiology of impulsivity

Concussion symptoms in children may have multiple underlying causes

Expert: Severe hepatitis of 'unknown origin' in children being investigated in Canada

Child Marriage in Canada

Child Marriage in Canada

Mothers, but not fathers, with multiple children report more fragmented sleep

Child marriage is legal and persists across Canada

Experts: Halloween spike in nut allergies

Love matters: how parents' love shapes children’s lives

9I�� News - children