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...
by Jessica Behnke | May 3, 2021 | News
May 3-9 is Children’s Mental Health Week May 3, 2021– Children’s Mental Health Week is happening May 3-9. With Ontario in a State of Emergency and schools closed, children and youth mental health has never been more important. The ongoing pandemic means that many...
by Jessica Behnke | Apr 29, 2021 | News
TORONTO, April 27, 2021 – Although the death of children from COVID-19 is rare, the cumulative and compounding impact of the pandemic on children is of extreme concern. Our deepest condolences are with the family and loved ones of 13-year-old Brampton child Emily...
by Taryn Welch | Apr 27, 2021 | News
The Ontario government is closing a specialized mental health treatment program for primarily Black, Indigenous and racialized kids just at the same time mental health issues are sharply rising in the province. The immediate impact of closing this program is an...
by Taryn Welch | Apr 7, 2021 | News
As advocates for children’s mental health, we join the Children’s Health Coalition in its calls for communities across the province to do everything possible to urgently reduce the spread of Covid-19 so that schools can remain open, or re-open as soon as possible. For...
