News Item – Ontario mental-health services struggling to keep up with youth demand, report finds

A new report on children and youth mental health and addiction in Ontario paints a bleak picture of the challenges facing today’s youth and the difficulties the health-care system has had in adapting to increased demands.

Youth visits to doctors and emergency departments, as well as hospitalizations, have risen sharply in the province from 2006-14, highlighting the need for more mental-health care and addiction services that are easier to access, speedier and more geographically dispersed, according to the 2017 Scorecard of Mental Health of Children and Youth in Ontario.

Full article at: Globe and Mail