Youth mental health
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Vancouver Island teen’s tragic death renews calls for youth mental health resourcesB.C.'s representative for children and youth says the province's already "woefully inadequate" mental health system has been made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic.HealthJan 13
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COVID-19 disproportionately affects children and youth with special needs: B.C. reportThe report, called Left Out, detailed gaps such as a lack of long-term income support and chronic delays to assessment, that have persisted during the pandemic.HealthDec 3, 2020
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New study says B.C. government must focus on children’s mental health in COVID-19 recoveryB.C.'s childrens watchdog and researchers at Simon Fraser University say decisions must be made to ensure children "do not experience additional avoidable adversities due to either the pandemic or the public health responses."HealthNov 12, 2020
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Youth One reopens, hopes to combat mental health and isolation struggles in Lethbridge"We realized very quickly that mental health concerns were on the rise with young people," said program director Noah Biddlecombe.FeaturesOct 1, 2020
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Southern Alberta police ‘walk the talk’ for youth mental health"If there's kids that are going through things, just know that they're not the first, they're not the last, and there's people they can talk to. There's resources.”CanadaSep 3, 2020
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Mike Weir surprises Calgary charity with video call and donation"I was very starstruck as well and it took a minute to register," Carya fund development manager Jennifer Moir.CanadaAug 29, 2020
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13 Canadian hospitals launching national youth mental health projectExperts say the need for early intervention is amplified by the coronavirus crisis.CanadaAug 26, 2020
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Children’s rights watchdog questions B.C.’s plan to keep youth in hospitals after overdoseThe Representative for Children and Youth has written about a bill that would allow patients under 19 to be involuntarily admitted for up to 48 hours.HealthJun 24, 2020
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B.C. aims to allow young people to be kept in hospital after an overdoseThe bill would allow hospital patients under the age of 19 to be admitted for stabilization care for up to 48 hours after a life-threatening overdose.ÂHealthJun 23, 2020
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Spike in deaths, majority Indigenous children, reported to Saskatchewan child advocateThere was a significant increase in the number of deaths reported to Saskatchewan’s child advocate last year.CanadaApr 30, 2020
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