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Health Canada Report: Reaching for the top: A report by the advisor on healthy children and youth [HTML] from hc-sc.gc.ca KK Leitch - 2008 - hc-sc.gc.ca Giving Hope back to our Young People: Creating a New Spiritual Mythology for Western Culture By Jennifer Gidley Published in the Journal of Futures Studies, 2005, Vol 9, No 3, pp. 17-30. PUBLISHED ARTICLE CAN BE ACCESSED ONLINE AT http://www.jfs.tku.edu.tw/sarticles.html   | The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health:
www.camh.net Provides extensive information on alcohol and other drugs, addictions and mental health. Two publications of special interest are: “What Parents Need to Know about Teens” and “Growing Up Resilient: Ways to Build Resilience in Children and Youth.” ________________________________________________________ Children’s Mental Health Ontario: www.kidsmentalhealth.ca Extensive information about the signs of mental health disorders in children and youth and useful tips on getting help. ________________________________________________________ Across Boundaries: www.acrossboundaries.ca Across Boundaries is a mental health centre which provides a range of supports and services to people from racialized communities in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) who are experiencing severe mental health problems/serious mental illness. The centre believes in a holistic approach to mental health care and operates within an anti-racism/anti-oppression framework. ________________________________________________________ Y-CONNECT is a program that offers a range of support and services for transitional aged youth (ages 15-24) with mental health and/or substance abuse issues. Youth must live within the area of Dufferin Street to Humber River and Steeles Ave. to the 401. 112-10 San Romano Way, North York, ON M3N 2Y2 Tel:. 416.661.8119 ________________________________________________________ Canadian Mental Health Association: www.cmha.ca Information available on a wide range of topics covering mental health and mental illness with a number of downloadable articles about mental health issues and education for young people. ________________________________________________________ YouthLink Walk-In Counseling Service Walk-In counseling services for youth and families. No appointment necessary. 747 Warden Avenue.Tel.: 416.967.1773 ________________________________________________________ |
