News and Statements
CMHO Stands in Solidarity with Gender Diverse, Trans, and Queer Children and Youth – There is No Space for Hate
September 19, 2023 Children’s Mental Health Ontario (CMHO) and our member child and youth mental health centres across the province add our voice to show support for the human rights and well-being of gender diverse, trans, and queer children and youth. This week,...
Tatum Wilson, CEO, Children’s Mental Health Ontario, issued the following statement in response to Ontario Government announcement of $330 million annual boost in pediatric health services investments
July 19, 2023 – Children’s Mental Health Ontario thanks the Ontario Government for its continued investments to address the backlog to access pediatric health services, including child and youth mental health and addiction care. The mental health of children and youth...
Pediatric Health Leaders Applaud Historic Expansion of Children’s Health Care
July 19, 2023 (OTTAWA, Ontario) – Today, the Ontario Government Made Kids Count with a historic investment of $330 million to expand children’s health care across the province. This investment will allow children’s hospitals and community-based providers across the...
Children’s Mental Health Ontario celebrates Pride Month while raising concerns over lack of inclusion and continued discrimination of 2SLGBTQ+ community: Statement – June 20, 2023
TORONTO, June 20, 2023 June marks Pride Month—a time to recognize and celebrate diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions, the strengths of the 2SLGBTQ+ community, and all the important achievements, both individually and as a community,...
Tatum Wilson, CEO of Children’s Mental Health Ontario Statement – May 1, 2023
May 1, 2023 (TORONTO, ON) – Children’s Mental Health Ontario welcomes Minister Lecce’s attention to child and youth mental health care. Today’s announcement about enhancing the mental health curriculum and increasing mental health services in schools is important...
Ontario Budget demonstrates a strong commitment to mental health and addiction: statement by Children’s Mental Health Ontario CEO, Tatum Wilson
TORONTO, March 23, 2023 -- "We are pleased that today’s budget commits significant new funding to mental health and addictions. These investments are critical to begin to stabilize community child and youth mental health and address the growing demand for mental...
CMHO update on EDI work
TORONTO, August 31, 2022 – CMHO remains committed to addressing systemic barriers and racism within Ontario’s child and youth mental health (CYMH) system. Towards this end, we will continue to publicly track our progress towards the commitments that we made in 2020...
#KidsCantWait for Mental Health Care; Ontario 2022 Budget Doesn’t Make Kids Count
TORONTO, April 28, 2022 – While we are pleased to see that the Ontario government continues to recognize the importance of mental health care as part of its commitment to the 10-year Roadmap to Wellness, including some funding dedicated to kids, we are disappointed...
Children’s Mental Health Ontario Calls on Political Parties to Take the #KidsCantWait Pledge
CMHO is calling on party leaders and candidates to make Ontario the top province for children and youth toaccess mental health supports. TORONTO, April 5, 2022 - Ahead of the provincial election, Children's Mental Health Ontario (CMHO) has launched the next phase of...
Children’s Health Coalition Statement on Lifting of Pandemic Measures in Schools
TORONTO March 9, 2022—With today’s announcement, we want to thank everyone, including students and education staff, for your commitment to and diligence with public health measures throughout the pandemic. We know that masking, daily screening, cohorting and...