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The violence in Charlottesville affects all children, but racially motivated attacks make children of color feel particularly vulnerable. Here are some ways to protect them.
Did you know there has never been a safer time to be a child in Canada? Research shows that kids need freedom outdoors to explore exhilaration and fear, and discover their own limits.
The American Society of Civil Engineers gives US infrastructure a D+. What is it that we’re doing wrong?
Every day brings new calls for sustainability, as humanity’s actual behaviour moves ever further away from it. What can we learn from an obscure Austrian philosopher?
Despite the surge of community support after the Grenfell Tower fire, the failure of the local council and the government to respond appropriately has caused anger, offence and further suffering.
People stand together in solidarity, but it belies the more complex story of human response.
There are two types of nostalgia. One promotes resilience and personal growth, while the other can lead to an obsessive quest to escape the present.
New research into the health of newly arrived refugee children in Australia gives us clues about how we can help all refugee kids.
Schools that have supportive strategies in place can offer buffers. They can promote positive outcomes – for pupils and teachers.
In the wake of the suicide bombing in Manchester, England, an expert on social networks explains why ties to other people help societies recover from traumatic events.
If resilience efforts don’t consider justice issues, they will end up making those who are the most in need the least resilient.
Reflections on World Wetland Day on how this precious resource can be used sustainably to reduce rural poverty, improve food security and strengthen livelihood in the face of climate change.
Microbial-based solutions for agriculture are among some of the new innovations having an impact on the sector in the developed world.
Research shows that kindness toward oneself, or self-compassion, could improve motivation.
The natural world favours resilience over efficiency – so why don’t humans?
With burgeoning need and an aid system that is failing to cope, what meaning does ‘resilience’ have?
As the U.S. braces for potential landfall of Hurricane Matthew, our experts weigh in on hurricanes, the need for resilient infrastructure and climate change.
Many people with moderate to severe chronic pain find it difficult to move around. By contrast, HIV-positive people who had chronic pain are still active.
Because we all have it in us to be strong and courageous.
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Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Human Dimensions of Water Resources and Water Resilience, Brock University
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Professor of Political Science, Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Director, Security and Resilience Program, Northeastern University
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Assistant Professor of Communication and Cognitive Science, University of California, Davis
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Doctor of Philosophy, University of British Columbia
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Senior Lecturer, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University
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Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science and African Climate and Development Initiative Research Chair, University of Cape Town
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Associate professor, University of Johannesburg
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Executive Director, Sustainable & Resilient Economy, The Ohio State University
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Lecturer in Psychology, University of Bradford
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Assistant Professor, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, Brock University
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Assistant Professor, McGill Group for Suicide Studies, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin
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Assistant Professor, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Canada Research Chair in Youth Suicide Prevention, McGill University
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Associate Professor, Macquarie University
