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Offers information on mental health issues that may affect youth such as mood disorders, schizophrenia, stress, eating disorders, and suicidal behaviour.
Bipolar disorder is a highly disruptive chronic mood disorder, yet two-thirds of the people aged 25 to 64 who have the condition are able to hold a job. Having someone to help with the practical necessities of life appears to be an important factor in distinguishing people who are employed from those who are not.
Source: Statistics Canada
High school is increasingly being seen as an important frontline to identify and support students who have a mental illness, so that young lives and futures are not completely derailed... Read more
Source: Canadian Health Network
The information on this site is for all teens struggling with mental health problems, whether or not you've got an actual diagnosis.
Source: Canadian Mental Health Association
Links to mental health programs for youth
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Anxiety and depression are among the most common, most treatable forms of mental illness in Canada.
Source: HealthyOntario.com
Discusses who is most at risk for suicide, examines myths and facts about youth suicide, lists warning signs, provides facts and statistics, and offers advice to parents. Includes links to related resources.
Source: Canadian Health Network
For those who don’t self-harm, it can be difficult to understand why people would want to intentionally injure themselves. Self-harm is a broad term that refers to deliberate, self-damaging behaviour. It is sometimes called self-injury, self-mutilation, or self-abuse. It is deliberate, often repetitive actions to cause damage to skin, bones or other body parts.
Source: Canadian Health Network
Young people learn to cope with emotions in different ways. Tears, anger, depression and withdrawal are some of the ways of responding to and finding relief from overwhelming feelings. Self injury, also called self harm and self abuse, refers to deliberate acts that cause harm to one's body, mind and spirit.
Source: Canadian Mental Health Association
Information related to this topic.
Source: Canada Health Portal
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