Mental Health Foundation Prevention & Early Interventions for Children & Youth
If we want to ensure Canada’s future prosperity, we need to change the way we think about mental health and it starts with our children. An estimated 1.5 million Canadians (aged 0-24) affected by mental illness are not receiving access to appropriate care. Mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders among youth cost $247 billion annually in mental health and health services, lost productivity, and crime. Prevention and early interventions can bring significant return on investment, by reducing demand for services in the mental health system and also in other sectors…