Addressing mental illness: what is to be done for our youth?

While previous decades have seen some success in us better addressing the needs of young people living with a mental illness, much more needs to be done.

Mental Illness Awareness Week is a time to reflect on achievements in improving outcomes for young people experiencing a mental illness and committing to improvements yet to be done, writes Senator Stan Kutcher. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER

October 1, 2020

Mental Illness Awareness Week is a time to reflect on achievements in improving outcomes for young people experiencing a mental illness and committing to improvements yet to be done. The last decades have successfully built awareness about mental illnesses. However, this awareness has not transform...

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