by Jessica Behnke | Jun 9, 2021 | News
We are sending our deepest condolences to the family of the those lost in Sunday’s and anti-Muslim hate. Our thoughts are with their family, their son, and our Muslim friends and families who are grieving, feeling scared, frustrated and tired. We must continue...
by Taryn Welch | Jun 2, 2021 | News
TORONTO, June 2, 2021 – As leaders in children’s health, we are deeply disappointed that Ontario has not acted upon the broad consensus for a regional re-opening of in-person learning. This consensus included children’s healthcare, public health, scientific experts...
by Taryn Welch | Jun 1, 2021 | News
Today’s investment by the Government of Ontario of $31 million towards child and youth mental health services is welcome news for Children’s Mental Health Ontario and the families that their nearly 100 child and youth mental health centres across Ontario serve. “We...
by Taryn Welch | May 31, 2021 | News
TORONTO, April 17, 2021 – Now is the time to pull out all the stops to drive down the spread of coronavirus. As we do so, we must not forget about kids. Children’s learning, development and mental health is enormously at risk – and marginalized, racialized and...
by Jessica Behnke | May 29, 2021 | News
On May 27, Premier Ford requested advice from the health and education sectors on the question of whether to re-open Ontario schools. The Science Advisory table co-signed this response with a wide range of Ontario health system partners, including Children’s...
by Taryn Welch | May 4, 2021 | News
CMHO has looked further into yesterday’s announcement from the Ministry of Education, and it is our understanding that the announcement will not mean any new or additional funding for school mental health workers. The funding which supports yesterday’s...