Mental Health Children

• Sask. child advocate report shows over-representation of Indigenous children in death, injury data

  The Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth released a report highlighting the problems faced by young people in the province.

  Health

  Apr 29, 2022
  
• Canada needs national standards to tackle kids’ mental health challenges: experts

  Concern about the mental health challenges of young Canadians has been growing during the nearly two years of disruptions and repeated isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Health

  Jan 30, 2022
  
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• Most Ontario youth reported significant depression symptoms during pandemic, early data suggests

  The early data, which has not been peer reviewed, shows that more than half of 758 kids aged eight to 12 reported significant symptoms of depression from February to March.

  Health

  Jul 8, 2021
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• Mom lets children skip school to take a ‘mental-health day’ — is this good parenting?

  Experts believe talking about mental health at home is important, but should kids be allowed to skip school?

  Lifestyle

  Feb 5, 2019
• Devastating report details lack of support for child with autism in British Columbia

  The British Columbia government is promising an overhaul of the support that children with complex needs receive after a devastating report by the province's advocate for children and youth.

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2018