Tag: adolescent mental health

Youth just want to get on with the job

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.

Omar Goodgame and Jacquie Higgins of Everymind on Zoom

Mental Health help is available right now

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.

Once a participant, now a grateful facilitator; seeing HRP impact youths’ lives firsthand

A youth leader asks schools and community organizations to offer more students a unique evidence-based program about healthy relationships.

Still needing to be heard

University of Waterloo’s Dr. Dillon Browne spoke to youth, then caregivers, about mental health after the pandemic. One key takeaway: Listen.

Be an Emotion Coach for the Teen in Your Life

Dr. Maisha Syeda and Maria Ibanez of Western University explain the difficulties teens have in regulating their emotions and how caregivers can help.

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