Blog: Special Series — Contemporary Pressure Points: Defunding the Police November 23, 2020 Racism is prevalent within our current social, political, and economic realities. Its manifestation across and between systems (for example, health care, education, criminal...
Blog: Social Determinants of Health October 19, 2020 Canada has long been considered one of the healthiest countries in the world. However, within Canada certain groups tend to be healthier than others. These health inequalities can be partially explained by the...
Blog: A Feminist Economic Recovery Plan for Canada October 13, 2020 Written by Natty Klimo A Feminist Economic Recovery Plan for Canada: Making the Economy Work for Everyone was recently published by the YWCA Canada and the Institute for Gender and the Economy at the...
Blog: Restorative Justice and the Youth Offenders September 21, 2020 Written by Aastha Tripathi, Practicum Student Crime is considered an offence that merits community condemnation and punishment, often by way of fine or imprisonment. an alternative way to address...
Blog: How the pandemic affected the mental health of communities made vulnerable September 14, 2020 With the COVID-19 response still focused on mitigating the spread of infection, treating severe cases, and ensuring the health care system does not collapse, people in...
Blog: Poverty and Women’s Incarceration in Alberta September 8, 2020 Few may know of ESPC’s history supporting the formation of non-profits in the criminal justice sector. Although not typically an area of focus for our organization—we defer to the expertise of these...
