Plagued to Death by Systemic Ableism: What the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Expansion of Eligibility for MAID Reveal About the Lethal Dangers of Systemic Ableism in Canada
Please join us for a talk by Dr. Heidi Janz on systemic ableism in Canada. Abstract: 2020 and the advent of COVID-19 ushered in a time of new peril for disabled people in Canada. Government and public health officials repeated their daily mantra: “We’re all in this together,” while at the same time creating policies and […]
NEW Publication from Professor Tim Stainton. Disability and Assisted Suicide: Elucidating Some Key Concerns
New Publication from Professor Tim Stainton. Disability and Assisted Suicide: Elucidating Some Key Concerns
Professor Rachelle Hole appointed at UBCO’s Principal’s Research Chair in Critical Disability Studies.
Congratulations to Dr. Rachelle Hole on her well deserved appointment as UBCO’s Principal’s Research Chair in Critical Disability Studies. The program supports top-tier researchers engaged in outstanding research or creative scholarship. 2022 Principal’s Research Chair Announcement
New online survey for BC parents of children and youth with support needs about the impact of COVID-19 on mental health.
Parents and caregivers of children and youth with support needs in British Columbia are invited to participate in a 20-minute online survey about the impact of COVID-19 on mental health. Angela Clancy from the BC Family Support Institute and Dr. Jennifer Baumbusch from the UBC School of Nursing are co-leading the study. If you have […]
CIIC 2021 – 2022 Annual Report
We are pleased to share our 2021 – 2022 Annual Report. Directors’ Message from Rachelle Hole & Tim Stainton Each year as we sit down to write our annual report, it provides an opportunity to reflect on all of our activities. Again, it has been a busy year with numerous continuing projects as well as new […]
The right to die: Should MAiD apply to those whose sole condition is mental illness?
The right to die: Should MAiD apply to those whose sole condition is mental illness? Tim Stainton says “No would be my answer (to MAiD expansion). Primarily because we’re not at a point where we could ever say that (mental illness) is not curable or untreatable. Secondly, we’ve known for decades now that our mental-health system […]
Study Participants Wanted: Mental Health Service Provision with Autistic Adults
Mental Health Service Provision with Autistic Adults: An Interpretive Description Study (Ethics ID # H18-02542) We want to learn from Autistic Adults and Mental Healthcare Providers separately about their experiences working together on mental health interventions and in mental health systems of care in Canada. We are still seeking participants for this doctoral dissertation study! To participate in this […]
Focus Group Participants Wanted for Employment Research Project – June 2022
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Police investigation, public outcry following B.C. woman’s medically assisted death
Tim Stainton: “We are now one of the 3 most permissive jurisdictions on Medical Assistance in Dying or assisted suicide in the world. They fight every day for an assisted life and they feel that they are just now being offered an assisted death.” CTV Interview April 28, 2022 Canada now has one of the […]