Young people are hearing family concerns about the economy. Adolescents are anxious to get their first real job to start contributing and gain competency. See what 17 Mississauga youth did.
Some young people may not be seeking the mental health services that they need because they fear long waits. Omar Goodgame and his colleagues at EveryMind say urgent help IS AVAILABLE NOW.
Remembering The 3Es of Social -Emotional Development — empathy for self, empathy for others and emotional regulation — provides parents and guardians a friendly guideline for speaking to their children. University of Toronto Mississauga Centre for Child Development, Mental Health, and Policy reached out to the Erin Mills community to explain how.
A youth leader asks schools and community organizations to offer more students a unique evidence-based program about healthy relationships.
“We want to make sure what we want to say is heard,” remarked Ananyaa of Agenda Gap, a promising new program that gives youth the knowledge and know-how to make policymakers think hard about youth mental health. Want to hear what Ananyaa and her friends had to say?
In late 2016, a group of us traveled to the People for Education annual conference in Toronto for parents, guardians and educators. We were blown away by the keynote speaker who talked about the stress of living in an era where youth know “how to keep going,” but generations had
Recent Community Check-In highlights midlife women and others who contribute so much to community wellness.
University of Waterloo’s Dr. Dillon Browne spoke to youth, then caregivers, about mental health after the pandemic. One key takeaway: Listen.
The pandemic has made most of us more on edge. Knowing how to safeguard survivors of trauma is needed as we emerge from COVID’s grip.
Urging students to plan beyond high school is a step forward in community wellness.
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