by Taryn Welch | Mar 4, 2022 | #kidscantwait, Homepage, Uncategorized
Black Mental Health Week raises awareness about the historical and ongoing impact that systemic, anti-Black racism has on the mental health and wellness of Black communities. Within the child and youth mental health sector, Black children, youth, and families continue...
by Karen Leiva | Mar 2, 2022 | #kidscantwait, Homepage, Uncategorized
The pandemic has pushed demand for children and youth mental health services through the roof in Ontario. Even before COVID-19, kids struggled to get access to timely care for mental health issues. Today, child and youth mental health centres are overwhelmed by the...
by Karen Leiva | Mar 1, 2022 | #kidscantwait, Homepage, Uncategorized
Last year, Toronto mother, Lianne, noticed her 15-year-old daughter, Hadley, was hardly eating. Ever since the pandemic had cut her off from friends at school and karate class, the teen had become increasingly focused inward on her appearance. Lianne took Hadley for a...
by Karen Leiva | Jan 21, 2022 | #kidscantwait, Homepage, School, Uncategorized
Ontario schools have reopened, but the kids—and their mental health–are still in crisis. While in-person learning is critical to a young person’s development, reopening schools does not magically solve the long-standing problems in kids’ mental health care. Children...
by Taryn Welch | Jan 3, 2022 | Covid19, Homepage, Uncategorized
As we start the new year, our province finds itself in a very stressful phase of the pandemic. For many of us, it’s been overwhelming trying to keep up with rapidly changing news and policies that directly impact us, particularly when it comes to information about...
by Karen Leiva | Oct 25, 2021 | Covid19, Homepage, Uncategorized
For nearly two years, we have shared the experience of navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. We weathered the same storm, but in different sized boats. We know that children and youth have been affected by the pandemic through the transition to virtual learning, the loss...
