Youth mental health
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Alberta government providing $87M to improve youth mental health in schoolsThe Alberta government said the funding is essential to improve in-school supports and pediatric rehabilitation supports for children and youth.HealthJul 28
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Trauma supports lacking for Manitoba children who witness intimate partner violence: reportA Manitoba report into how family violence affects children who witness it suggests that every two hours, a child is exposed to a police-reported case of intimate partner violence.CanadaJun 22
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Robust data needed to measure efficacy of N.B. youth programs, says advocate'Anytime we talk about children's rights, if we cannot access them with urgency, then the rights are simply words on a page,' said N.B. child and youth advocate Kelly Lamrock.CanadaJun 21
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Kelowna, B.C. technology company wins youth mental health challengeCuratio in partnership with Ontario-based company, OPTT, is one of 14 winners who were chosen to create innovative solutions to address youth mental health.HealthJun 9
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More than half of transgender teens have seriously considered suicide: studyTransgender and nonbinary teens are at much greater risk than their cisgender peers of having suicidal thoughts or attempting suicide, a new study warns.HealthJun 6
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Understaffing at Prince Albert mental health centre putting youth at risk: Sask. doctorWith hundreds of kids on a waiting list, Saskatchewan's Dr. Randall Zbuk says life outcomes are being jeopardized for youth missing out on early treatment of mental health issues.CanadaMay 4
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Some ‘falling through cracks’ as they age out of youth mental health services: Sask. advocateThe latest report from Saskatchewan's youth and child advocate says some youth successfully receiving mental health treatment are left to start over when they turn 18.CanadaApr 1
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Montrealer living a ‘very fulfilling life’ after learning to cope with mental health issuesThe Montreal Children's Hospital's Le SPOT Montréal – a specialized centre offering intensive treatment to teens in crisis – is a place one young adult says is greatly needed.HealthMar 19
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Canada needs national standards to tackle kid’s mental health challenges: expertsConcern 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.HealthJan 30
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How one Winnipeg school is tackling student mental health amid the pandemicA student services teacher says although there is still some stigma around mental health, it's much more openly discussed now.EducationJan 28
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