{"id":36515,"date":"2015-11-12T16:53:44","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T20:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=36515"},"modified":"2015-11-13T11:30:56","modified_gmt":"2015-11-13T15:30:56","slug":"brock-tunes-into-national-rcmp-bullying-videoconference-for-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2015\/11\/brock-tunes-into-national-rcmp-bullying-videoconference-for-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock tunes into national RCMP bullying videoconference for youth"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are coming to Brock University Nov. 17.<\/p>\n

Specifically, they\u2019ll be on a computer screen, interacting with students, researchers and everyone else who wants to know more about bullying and cyber bullying.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s one episode in the series “RCMPTalks<\/em>,”\u00a090-minute, live, interactive videoconferences that offer advice and guidance on a wide range of issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the Nov. 17 RCMPTalks: Bullying and Cyberbullying<\/em> episode, motivational speaker Molly Burke will share how bullies tormented her as a student diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa, a rare retinal disease causing loss of vision, and how she struggled with depression and anxiety.<\/p>\n

At the live stream event, to take place in Plaza 601C from noon to 1:30 p.m., participants can ask Burke questions and discuss the issue through social media.<\/p>\n

The airing of RCMPTalks<\/em> at Brock comes out of a partnership between the national police force and Brock\u2019s Healthy Youth Program<\/a>, or B-HYP, a research initiative that evaluates how mental and physical health interact over time during adolescence.<\/p>\n

Department of Psychology professor Teena Willoughby says the partnership with the RCMP helps her with her research in B-HYP.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvents like the RCMPTalks<\/em> give youth a venue to voice their questions and concerns around health issues, especially mental health issues which can carry a large stigma in today\u2019s society,\u201d she says. \u201cWorking with the RCMP, who do great work engaging with youth, will provide me with a way to better understand youth\u2019s perspectives.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the RCMP, their collaboration with us is a great way to mobilize new research into their programming, particularly given the widespread expected impact of B-HYP,\u201d says Willoughby.<\/p>\n

RCMPTalks<\/em> covers a range of subjects \u2013 such as bullying, distracted driving, drugs and alcohol, and impaired driving \u2013 that are of special importance to youth.<\/p>\n

Virtual classrooms accompany each videoconference, enabling teachers to deliver learning activities and resources over a period of one to two weeks leading up to the national event. During this phase, a team of online mentors will provide students with timely feedback on their virtual classroom postings.<\/p>\n

Students from up to six Canadian schools are able to ask the featured guest speaker questions about the topic.<\/p>\n

Kyle Rose, president of Brock University Students Union (BUSU) says he and his colleagues are excited about Brock joining in the national RCMPTalks<\/em> videoconference, adding, \u201cBUSU looks forward to long-standing collaborating between the RCMP and B-HYP. We will be supporting them as much as we can.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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