- BC Grade 4ers are among the best readers in the world, but that doesn’t stop a good 10% of them from attempting suicide a few years down the line.
- The Tories have two seemingly opposing bills coming through the house. The first will regulate our cell phone market to ensure at least 40% of an upcoming spectrum sale will go to new bidders - that means no Telus, Rogers, or Bell. Meanwhile, a new copyright proposal in on it’s way, something Cory Doctorow calls, “the worst copyright law in the developed world.” (Yes, that means worse that the distratrous DCMA from the States)
- For those that liked the recently unveiled mascots, they can happily pick one up now at The Bay - for $25 minimum. But, if you’d rather wear Quatchi than hug him, you can always try and get a free Olympic pin at any Bell store this morning (just remember to clip out the coupon from The Province).
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Hmmm, not sure where the Province got their numbers, its a very complex picture.
I know that 10% is the amount of BC youth in school who “seriously consider” suicide. Scarily this has not declined since 1992, despite all the money and programs thrown at the problem.
When you look at actual “suicide attempts” for groups of youth like aboriginal, queer, or street involved and compare that to an average youth in school, it gets terrifying. The numbers are a reminder that although we pride ourselves in diversity and acceptance, there are still so many deeply rooted prejudices in our society that we’ve only begun to scratch the surface of. Even the difference between boys and girls is pronounced.
Too much information to include here, but if anyones interested:
http://www.mcs.bc.ca/pdf/AHS-3_provincial.pdf
http://www.mcs.bc.ca/pdf/Against_the_odds_2007_web.pdf
http://www.mcs.bc.ca/pdf/not_yet_equal_web.pdf
I’m not trying to be bleak, research says things are improving for youth on the whole, but there is still lots to be done.