{"id":10548,"date":"2021-09-09T15:29:48","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T19:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/?page_id=10548"},"modified":"2026-09-01T13:52:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T17:52:36","slug":"children-and-youth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/children-and-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Children and Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReinventing support for young minds, creating space for intense emotions and courageous conversations; Every decision we make is informed by the knowledge of families, caregivers and young people themselves.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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What is the issue?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Healthy emotional and social development in our early years lay the foundation for mental health and resilience throughout the lifespan. Yet, 70 per cent of persons living with a mental illness see their symptoms begin before age 18. Mental illness affects some 1.2 million of our children and youth. By age 25, that number rises to 7.5 million (about one in five Canadians).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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As part of our mandate, we are working with our partners to advance the mental health of infants, children, youth, and emerging adults.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The resources we\u2019ve developed<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Mental wellness experiences of First Nations, Inuit, and M\u00e9tis post-secondary learners<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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MHFA: Supporting Youth<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Closing Research Gaps on Cannabis and Mental Health \u2013 Youth-Specific Findings<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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