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title: "News Release"
description: "News releases, awareness days, new resources, and stories from Youth Mental Health Canada."
url: https://ymhc.ngo/news/
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# News Release

1.  ![](https://ymhc.ngo/_astro/celebrating-national-child-and-youth-mental-health-day-2026.DfbHIKUt_ZkGshE.webp)
    
    May 8, 2026 · By Iyin Soyemi
    
    ## [Celebrating National Child and Youth Mental Health Day 2026](https://ymhc.ngo/news/celebrating-national-child-and-youth-mental-health-day-2026/)
    
    Childhood is the most formative period of our lives.
    
2.  ![](https://ymhc.ngo/_astro/2026-world-autism-acceptance-day-understanding-inclusion-and-support.BGKrmz9l_Z1le36s.webp)
    
    April 1, 2026 · By Iyin Soyemi
    
    ## [2026 World Autism Acceptance Day: Understanding, Inclusion, and Support](https://ymhc.ngo/news/2026-world-autism-acceptance-day-understanding-inclusion-and-support/)
    
    One of the major milestones we reach in childhood is developing the ability to notice physical differences in the people around us.
    
3.  ![](https://ymhc.ngo/_astro/transgender-day-of-remembrance-2025-honoring-lives-demanding-change.-rD-_fjc_2kh3aj.webp)
    
    November 19, 2025
    
    ## [Transgender Day of Remembrance 2025: Honoring Lives, Demanding Change](https://ymhc.ngo/news/transgender-day-of-remembrance-2025-honoring-lives-demanding-change/)
    
    Every year on November 20th, people remember transgender and gender-diverse people who were killed because of their gender identity.
    
4.  ![](https://ymhc.ngo/_astro/international-stress-awareness-week-2025.BZBTJOeF_Z1ur9O8.webp)
    
    November 4, 2025
    
    ## [International Stress Awareness Week 2025](https://ymhc.ngo/news/international-stress-awareness-week-2025/)
    
    International Stress Awareness Week is a worldwide effort to get people to think about stress, how it affects our mental and physical health, and how…
    
5.  ![](https://ymhc.ngo/_astro/national-indigenous-disability-awareness-month-2025.CQHDkGjP_1rgN0u.webp)
    
    November 1, 2025
    
    ## [National Indigenous Disability Awareness Month 2025](https://ymhc.ngo/news/national-indigenous-disability-awareness-month-2025/)
    
    Every November, Canada celebrates National Indigenous Disability Awareness Month (IDAM).
    
6.  ![](https://ymhc.ngo/_astro/you-dont-look-sick-the-importance-of-invisible-disability-week.B-Dc9qp0_2oX0pw.webp)
    
    October 17, 2025
    
    ## ["You Don't Look Sick": The Importance of Invisible Disability Week](https://ymhc.ngo/news/you-dont-look-sick-the-importance-of-invisible-disability-week/)
    
    Invisible Disabilities Week takes place October 19-25, 2025.
    
7.  ![](https://ymhc.ngo/_astro/forgive-heal-the-power-of-listening-to-youth.BKPlfNQJ_ZJKmwT.webp)
    
    October 1, 2025
    
    ## [Forgive & Heal: The Power of Listening to Youth](https://ymhc.ngo/news/forgive-heal-the-power-of-listening-to-youth/)
    
    There is a silence that lives in many young people, not from a lack of thoughts or feelings, but from a deep uncertainty about whether their voices truly…
    
8.  ![](https://ymhc.ngo/_astro/support-from-gregg-moynagh-memorial-fund-at-toronto-foundation.CJ0JXkIH_1kf0eS.webp)
    
    July 26, 2025
    
    ## [YMHC Grateful for Support from Gregg Moynagh Memorial Fund at Toronto Foundation](https://ymhc.ngo/news/support-from-gregg-moynagh-memorial-fund-at-toronto-foundation/)
    
    We are honored to acknowledge the generous $400 unrestricted donation from the Gregg Moynagh Memorial Fund at Toronto Foundation.
    
9.  ![](https://ymhc.ngo/_astro/youth-mental-health-canada-unveils-inuktitut-mental-wellness-resources.QKHtLBEE_1hg5TH.webp)
    
    April 22, 2025
    
    ## [Youth Mental Health Canada Unveils Inuktitut Mental Wellness Resources for Nunavut Communities](https://ymhc.ngo/news/youth-mental-health-canada-unveils-inuktitut-mental-wellness-resources-for-nunavut-communities/)
    
    HAMILTON, ONTARIO - April 22, 2025 - Youth Mental Health Canada (YMHC), a charitable nonprofit organization focused on youth mental health and suicide…
    
10.  ![](https://ymhc.ngo/_astro/free-student-wellness-action-plan-workshops-available-for-hamilton-sch.6NTEgRC2_1fBlBf.webp)
     
     April 15, 2025
     
     ## [Free Student Wellness Action Plan Workshops Available for Hamilton Schools](https://ymhc.ngo/news/free-student-wellness-action-plan-workshops-available-for-hamilton-schools/)
     
     At Youth Mental Health Canada (YMHC), we're committed to supporting student mental health through practical, accessible resources.
     
11.  ![](https://ymhc.ngo/_astro/neurodiversity-celebration-week-celebrating-different-minds.gMFh9eFs_1AxWEz.webp)
     
     March 18, 2025 · By Kaitlyn Boudreault
     
     ## [Neurodiversity Celebration Week: Celebrating Different Minds](https://ymhc.ngo/news/neurodiversity-celebration-week-celebrating-different-minds/)
     
     If you are looking to celebrate Neurodiversity Celebration Week, it’s important that you know exactly what neurodiversity is.
     
12.  ![](https://ymhc.ngo/_astro/being-a-detective-in-mental-health.B0Cc9bgN_Zj7Abo.webp)
     
     March 11, 2025
     
     ## [Being a Detective in Mental Health](https://ymhc.ngo/news/being-a-detective-in-mental-health/)
     
     While we may all be in the same ocean, we are not in the same boat.