WINDSOR — A Hants County mother concerned about bullying at her daughter’s school has organized a camp to help avoid the kind of tragic events said to have contributed to the death of Rehtaeh Parsons. Leanne Myles of Windsor was outraged by the 17-year-old’s death. Rehtaeh, a Cole Harbour student, attempted suicide in April and […]
PRESS RELEASE: Premier’s Office June 25, 2013 12:50 PM The province has appointed an independent and nationally recognized expert to review the IWK Health Centre and Capital Health mental health and addictions programs, services, and policies as they relate to the events surrounding the death of a student. Dr. Jana Davidson will begin the review […]
Paul Bennett’s article How could Rehtaeh fall through the cracks? was published in the Chronicle Herlad on June 18, 2013. I appreciate very much what Paul has written but I would like to clarify one point: Her downward spiral was marked by … encounters with the Halifax IWK teen mental health clinic and the Avalon […]
From the BULLY Project Facebook Page: On April, 17 year old Nova Scotia native Rehtaeh Parsons passed after taking her own life following an alleged rape by four teenage boys in 2011 and widespread circulation of a photo of the assault. With lots of public outrage and many questions still being asked, the Nova Scotian […]
For Immediate Release June 17, 2013 AVALON SEXUAL ASSAULT CENTRE RESPONDS TO REVIEW OF HRSB’S SUPPORT OF REHTAEH PARSONS (Halifax, NS) – Although the report released on Friday, June 14, 2013 on the Halifax Regional School Board’s support of Rehtaeh Parsons did not provide significant insight in the case, Avalon Sexual Assault Centre supports the […]
