/channels/taxonomy/term/2349/all en /channels/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 21:37:03 +0000 webfull 178264 at /channels /channels/channels/news/child-marriages-violating-statutory-rape-laws-many-us-states-337728 <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 Æ»¹ûÒùÔº.</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> Thu, 17 Feb 2022 14:48:57 +0000 webfull 178034 at /channels /channels/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 14:15:03 +0000 webfull 170761 at /channels /channels/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 16:41:06 +0000 webfull 170701 at /channels /channels/channels/news/child-marriage-canada-328150 <p>The IHSP's <strong>Alissa Koski</strong> and her colleague <strong>Shelley Clark</strong> have been receiving some media attention from their recent article:</p> <h2>Child Marriage in Canada</h2> <p>Koski A and Clark S<br /><em>Population and Development Review</em> (2021).<br /><a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/padr.12369" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1111/padr.12369</a><br /> Published January 8th, 2021</p> <p><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:45:49 +0000 webfull 167398 at /channels /channels/channels/news/child-marriage-legal-and-persists-across-canada-327554 <p>Canada is at the forefront of global efforts to end child marriage abroad. Yet this practice remains legal and persists across the country. In Canada, more than 3,600 marriage certificates were issued to children, usually girls, under the age of 18 between 2000 and 2018, according to a <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/padr.12369">new study</a> from researchers at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº. In recent years, an increasing number of child marriages have been common-law unions.</p> Fri, 08 Jan 2021 18:58:30 +0000 webfull 166745 at /channels /channels/news/child-marriage-remains-widespread-many-countries-sub-saharan-africa-267005 <p> Mon, 13 Mar 2017 21:03:24 +0000 webfull 126257 at /channels