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Professor Peter Newman explains why a “one size fits all” approach to the pandemic further marginalizes those who are LGBTQ2SIA+

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The public health response to the global pandemic has called on people to change their lives considerably, […]

CTV talks to Assistant Professor Keith Adamson about options for people in a mental health crisis who don’t want to call the police

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Since April, 5 people, all BIPOC, have died after calling the police for a wellness check. Assistant Professor […]

Professor David Brennan’s research on blood donor screening policies offers alternatives

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“Bad blood: Breaking down Canadian Blood Services’ blood donation restrictions for sexually active gay men” is an […]

Structural violence: U of T’s Dexter Voisin on systemic racism, trauma and the Black community

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Dexter Voisin, dean of the University of Toronto’s Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, has dedicated much of […]

We need to take a look at who sits on police oversight boards, Dean Dexter Voisin tells Global News

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Dean Dexter Voisin spoke to Global News for an article on the differences and similarities between American […]

Q & A: Professor David J. Brennan explores the impact of COVID-19 on the LGBTQ2+ community in Canada

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  Professor David J. Brennan has been working to better understand COVID-19’s impact on the LGBTQ2+ community. […]

ENOUGH: A powerful new video from The CRIB “speaks into existence what Black homicide victims can no longer say”

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The Centre for Research & Innovation for Black Survivors of Homicide Violence (The CRIB) & its Global […]

African Americans have been slowly suffocating under the chokehold of America’s systemic racism, writes Dean Dexter Voisin for the Toronto Star

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  Dexter Voisin, Dean and Professor at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, has published an op-ed […]

“There is still a long road ahead:” Dean Dexter Voisin talks to media about the current protests and the excessive use of police force

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Dean Dexter Voisin spoke to media this week about the protests in the United States and the excessive […]

When pandemics collide: FIFSW professors refocus on HIV in the COVID-19 era

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Amid singular attention to the COVID-19 emergency, three FIFSW professors are calling attention to the other major […]