Header Price | La Presse journalist Caroline Touzin awarded an award
Journalist Caroline Touzin won the first En-Tête prize on Thursday in the category of reporting on addictions. The En-Tête awards recognize excellence in journalistic work on topics concerning mental health.
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“I am really touched to receive this award, because it embodies what is most important to me in my profession: giving a voice to those who do not have one,” reacts Caroline Touzin.
It was a series of three articles entitled “Deaths of homeless people: tragic record in Quebec” which earned him this prize. His journalistic work revealed that the number of deaths among people experiencing homelessness would reach a sad peak in the province in 2024.
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The journalist illustrated this sad observation with the story of Roselie, 26 years old. His mother, Colette Lelièvre, had agreed to engage in The Press.
“I have a thought for Roselie’s mother, who spoke openly about what her daughter went through to break the taboos surrounding addictions,” says M.me Touzin.
“We often look at homelessness and mental distress from afar. Caroline Touzin went to meet them. When telling Roselie, she reminded us that behind every statistic, there is a life. This award is well deserved! “, declared the vice-president of information and deputy publisher of The Press, François Cardinal.
Still in the category of reporting on addictions, Radio-Canada journalist Amélie Mouton received an honorable mention. Her report “Leaving the North, getting lost in the South” traces the life of Elisapee Pootoogook, an Inuit woman from Salluit, Nunavik, found dead near Cabot Square in Montreal in November 2021. Her work challenges the coroner’s report, which concluded that her death was due to a natural cause.
Two other journalists were nominated in this category. This is Florence Morin-Martel, from Dutyfor her publications on methamphetamine, and Myriam Fimbry, of Radio-Canada, on the subject of drug consumption on the North Shore.
Rewarded work
This is the second En-Tête prize won by Caroline Touzin. The first time was for his report on the mental health of young people during a pandemic.
During her career, Caroline Touzin has won numerous awards and mentions for her investigations, notably at the Canadian Journalism Competition as well as the Judith-Jasmin awards.
She was part of the team of journalists at The Press winner of the prestigious Michener Prize for the year 2024, for a series of reports on the dysfunctions of youth protection services in Quebec.
