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Mental health for children and youth  - We all feel sad from time to time. It is a normal and appropriate response to disappointment and loss. But how do you tell whether your child or teen is ...

Ministries team up to improve services for children with mental ... Kelly and Owen Bradley, who launched an online petition for better mental health care, welcomed news of a joint support plan for children and youth in crisis.

Young people in Ottawa area waiting 'too long' for mental health care Especially critical, say mental health professionals, are the wait lists and wait times: As of April 1 this year, there were 910 children and youth waiting for mental  ...

Foster Kids' Long Wait for Mental Health Care Youth mental health . Despite a $100 million budget for mental health , the Ministry of Children and Families is slow to assess kids in foster care for post-traumatic stress, depression or other issues. 

New leader for kids mental health promises a 'listening tour' More than 1.2 million children and youth in Canada are affected by mental illness each year, according to the Mental Health Commission of Canada. Our country's youth suicide rate ranks amongst the highest in the industrialized world and, what's more ...

Youth suicide pact triggers call for action in Vancouver The province's Representative for Children and Youth says gaping holes in the mental health care system can often worsen problems for suicide youths. (CBC). The discovery of a suicide pact involving dozens of young people has prompted community ...

We need new ways to help young people with mental illness  - It's a different world today than it was 10 to 20 years ago for children and youth struggling with mental illness . Kids are exhibiting mental health ...

Suicidal teens not helped by BC health system A review of young people's suicides in B.C. has revealed gaping holes in the mental health care system — which can often worsen problems rather than fix them, the province's Representative for Children and Youth says. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond examined ...

Youth mental health on the agenda for 2015 “State of the Child ”  - Want to go?: Onslow County Partnership for Children hosts its annual “State of the Child ” event March 26 and 27. Dr. Barry N. Feldman, a professor ...

Mental health, suicide risk screening program available to students : Screening can help identify those youth who are suffering from undiagnosed mental illness or who are at risk for suicide , make their parents aware of their children's difficulties and help connect them with mental health services that can save their lives.

Time for co-ordination on Indigenous youth mental health - Indigenous child health is in crisis. Children of First Nations, Inuit and Métis heritage have the worst health outcomes in Canada, particularly when it ...

Caring for LGBTQ youth  - Youth Pride Clinic, a new unit of Children’s National Health System in Washington, is focused on making sure lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth get the mental health and medical services they need.

The drivers of the youth mental health crisis for Black children begin early and persist through a lifetime. Black children's first encounters ... View article...