/spgh/taxonomy/term/57/all en /spgh/channels/news/canadian-study-finds-us-child-marriages-violate-statutory-rape-laws-14-states-ctv-news-february-21-337966 <p>A study led by Alissa Koski, Assistant Professor at the Institute for Health and Social Policy and the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health is featured by <em>CTV News. </em>Professor Koski also comments on the findings.</p> Fri, 25 Feb 2022 21:37:02 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1235 at /spgh /spgh/article/child-marriages-violating-statutory-rape-laws-many-us-states <p>In many U.S. states, children can legally marry at an earlier age than they can consent to sex, leading to situations where sex between spouses may be a criminal act. Some states exempt sex between married spouses from their definition of statutory rape, which may create perverse incentives for child marriage, according to researchers from 黑料不打烊 University.</p> <p>Their findings, published in the <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1054139X21005528"><i>Journal of Adolescent Health</i></a>, show that child marriages violated statutory rape laws in 14 states.</p> Fri, 25 Feb 2022 23:02:19 +0000 Shirley Cardenas, 黑料不打烊 Newsroom 1238 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/child-marriage-hidden-crime-and-its-happening-western-nations-says-survivor-and-advocate-cbc-may-22-331197 <p>Dr. Alissa Koski, Assistant Professor at the Institute for Health and Social Policy and the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, is among the experts quoted by CBC.</p> Tue, 25 May 2021 14:15:02 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 785 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/current-may-17-2021-addressing-child-marriage-canada-cbc-radio-331146 <p>Dr. Alissa Koski, of the Institute for Health and Social Policy, and the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, discussed the state of child marriage in Canada on CBC Radio.</p> Thu, 20 May 2021 16:41:05 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 782 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/child-marriage-problem-canada-tvo-february-9-2021-328472 <p>Dr. Alissa Koski, of the Institute for Health and Social Policy, and the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, participates in a panel discussing the existence of child marriage in Canada.</p> <p><a href="https://www.tvo.org/video/is-child-marriage-a-problem-in-canada" target="_blank"><em>Listen to the segment</em></a></p> Thu, 11 Feb 2021 15:24:25 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 704 at /spgh