Kids Mental Health

• Wounded Warriors kids camp marks major milestone

  Wounded Warriors camps for kids offers resources for youth on how to cope with and learn from their family member's injuries. The organization has now served 1,000 kids.

  Canada

  Feb 24, 2024
  
• Wildfires: How to talk to your kids about emergency evacuations

  One emergency physician recommends that parents take care of their own mental health, keep their kids informed about potential relocations and remain patient.

  Canada

  Aug 19, 2023
  
• Advertisement
• Study shows COVID had little impact on mental health. The same isn’t true for kids

  A new study found that emergency department visits for suicide attempts among youth across the world increased by 22 per cent during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Health

  Mar 15, 2023
• Advertisement
• Quebec Appeal Court rejects Fortnite creator’s challenge of class-action lawsuit

  Lawyers for creator's of Fortnite argued the class action should never have been authorized because the plaintiffs didn't present enough evidence about children being addicted.

  Consumer

  Feb 27, 2023
• Over $100K raised through 2022 RBC Race for the Kids to support youth mental health at RVH

  Money from the 2022 RBC Race for the Kids will help Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre create a dedicated youth mental health care space in the emergency department.

  Canada

  Sep 27, 2022
• Parents and professionals trying to tackle pandemic-driven anxieties in children

  A recent LifeWorks survey says 61 per cent of Canadian parents report the pandemic has had negative effects on their kids.

  Health

  Aug 21, 2022
• Professionals preparing for mental health among students as back to school nears

  A recent poll by LifeWorks found that 56% of respondents said there was some negative impact on their children due to the events of the last two years, such as the pandemic.

  Health

  Aug 18, 2022
• Naramata author features endangered species in children’s books

  "I wanted to have children fall in love with these animals and want to make changes in their lives and fight for these animals," said Terri Tatchell.

  Feb 5, 2021
• Advertisement
• ‘Kids are not all right’: Mental health among Ontario children deteriorating during COVID-19

  ``We found that roughly 70 per cent of children experienced deterioration of their mental health.''

  Health

  Feb 2, 2021
• Advertisement
• ‘It’s shocking’: Canada failing to provide healthy, safe childhoods, reports say

  A pair of newly released reports collectively argue Canada was failing to provide healthy, safe childhoods prior to the coronavirus pandemic, setting kids up to be hit particularly hard by the global outbreak.

  Canada

  Sep 3, 2020