Cécile Rousseau

Cécile Rousseau is a professor at McGill University and the Canada Research Chair in preventing violent radicalization. An expert in child psychiatry, she has been actively involved in treating young extremists and has observed a concerning rise in the number of minors embracing violent ideologies in Quebec. Her work is significant in understanding the psychological factors behind radicalization, particularly in children as young as 13 or 14, and she has highlighted the role of internet access and social dynamics in this troubling trend.