Mental Health Mr. Coon: According to the research referenced in a series on mental health being carried in the Globe and Mail this week, one in five young Canadians aged 9 to 19 is living with mental illness. That means that somewhere around 17 000 of our youth and children in this province are facing these challenges, and as many as three quarters […]
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Youth Mental Health Mr. Coon: My question is for the Minister of Education. To address youth mental health, an Integrated Service Delivery approach for children and youth was instituted at two demonstration sites in 2011—one in Charlotte County and another in the Acadian Peninsula. As a result, children and youth have received more timely and comprehensive services than […]
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Mr. Speaker, twenty percent of youth experience mental illness, but only 1 in 5 receives help, making suicide the second leading cause of death in youth. The 2010 pilot programs to put Child and Youth Development Teams in the schools of Charlotte County and the Acadian Peninsula have had remarkable results, according to a presentation I heard last Friday by […]
Read moreMr. Speaker, last night I held the first meeting of the youth roundtable I have established in my riding as another means to ensure that youth have a voice in this Legislature. Students from middle schools, high schools, our universities and colleges are participating. The number one priority that emerged from last night’s discussions was the pressing need for a […]
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