Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca
SSHRC funds research about people and the issues that touch our lives every day. It finds innovative solutions to real-life problems, and helps put new knowledge to work in communities and businesses across the country and around the world.
As the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games are set to begin in London this summer, 427 of Canada’s most elite athletes are about to embark on what will probably be the highest summit in their sports careers.
In recent years, discussions of bullying have become prevalent in the media and in our communities as we learn of its tragic impacts, including the alarming number of young Canadians committing suicide.