What would you do to keep your child alive? What would you do to ensure that your child gets an education? These are the two questions that parents with children and youth who have mental health disabilities struggle with every day. The reality of mental health issues for young people is that managing life and…
The Case for Residential Education A student cannot have meaningful access to an education without attendance at school. No longer can we take an “out of sight, out of mind” attitude to the absence of students from school. The loss of time from school can never be replaced for a young person. Being behind in…
Young people aged 15 to 21 are 1.2 billion of the world’s population – about 15 percent of the world’s population of 6 billion. According to Statistics Canada, teenagers and young adults aged 15-24 experience the highest incidence of mental disorders of any age group in Canada. The second leading cause of death for young…
