Are you a student who is interested in and/or researching any of the following topics?

• Children and violence
• Mental health
• Issues concerning Aboriginal children
• Sexual exploitation of children
• Youth justice

If so, access to a world-class resource is right at your fingertips.

The Landon Pearson Centre for the Study of Childhood and Children’s Rights houses a collection of over 10,000 items organized according to the articles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. These books, documents and reports have been donated to Carleton by The Honourable Landon Pearson.  Pearson has been a life-long advocate for the rights and well-being of children, and a Canadian Senator responsible for children.

The Landon Pearson Resource Centre offers a print library that is rich in relevant materials and also a unique ‘living’ library. These resources would be relevant for students who are studying children’s rights, political science, law, human rights, social work, child studies, women’s and gender studies, public policy, Canadian studies, sociology and international development etc.

The Centre not only offers students access to a vast collection of resources and study aids, it also presents them with the exceptional opportunity to meet and work one-on-one on projects such as honours research papers and theses with former Senator, author and an international representative of Canada, Landon Pearson.

Take advantage of this exceptional opportunity to collaborate with one of Canada’s most prominent child rights advocates.

Please contact Landon Pearson or Associate Professor Virginia Caputo to schedule an appointment.

The Landon Pearson Resource Centre is located in A735 Loeb Building.

Check out the Landon Pearson Resource Centre website for more information:  http://www.landonpearson.ca/