Integrated Youth Services: a pan-Canadian movement critical to addressing youth mental health

Youth everywhere in Canada deserve access to high-quality, integrated mental health services and this should be even more widely recognized. All provinces and territories should be supporting these services.

We know that 75 per cent of mental illnesses begin before age 25, and that more than a million children, youth, and young adults will need mental health support every year. However, only around 20 per cent receive adequate care, writes Ian Boeckh.Pexels photograph by Samson Katt

Opinion

BY IAN BOECKH

December 9, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the mental health of many Canadians and all signs point to a coming surge in the number of people needing support. But even prior to COVID-19, society had many concerns about mental health care, especially for youth. This is a critical age group, when early interv...

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