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Meet Ailie. A lawyer, mother and friend. When she’s not working on her current case, you can find her creating a new craft, enjoying a hike with her dog, or…

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Understanding brain health and its connection to mental well-being

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Open letter to Prime Minister Trudeau: There’s a mental health crisis for children and youth and they need your help

Dear Prime Minister Trudeau,  We hope that you were able to take Family Day last Monday to spend time with your family.   To mark Family Day, we asked Canadians to…

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The future is frightening and not set up for children to thrive

On Family Day, families urged to press government to protect our children and give them the mental health care they need   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Toronto, ON (February 17, 2023) –…

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The future is frightening and not set up for children to thrive
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Joint Statement from Members of the Child and Youth Mental Health Sector and its Stakeholders

Youth and the dedicated workers supporting them are struggling – and the pandemic has only exacerbated this.

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The Burnout Crisis: A Call to Invest in ECE and Child and Youth Workers

A new report looking at burnout among Early Childhood Educators and youth workers.

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Mental Health Week 2023

Theme: My Story

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Mentally healthy workplaces invest in their employees

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Most Canadians worry COVID will never go away

New research shows chronic stress taking toll on individuals and organizations 

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Running on Empty

How community mental health organizations have fared on the frontlines of the pandemic

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