Stigmabase | North America

Less than half of youth with mental illness received adequate follow-up care ... Youth with mental illness are among the most vulnerable, but new research from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has found that less than half of Ontario youth aged 15 to 19 hospitalized with a psychiatric diagnosis received follow-up ...

Less than half of Ontario youth with mental illness received adequate follow ... : "Timely aftercare is crucial in maintaining the health of youth with mental illness , and avoids future hospitalization, which is the most intensive, intrusive and expensive psychiatric treatment setting," said Dr. Corine Carlisle, Clinical Head of CAMH ...